YAAAR MATEYS! 'TIS A BEAUTIFUL MARNIN' FER PIRACY!

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RECAP

>The salvage team returns with a large selection of goods, around 10k in guns and ammo, mostly the same gear you already had with the exception of a few Avenger class guns. Around 4k in credit chips, the ships are mostly too damaged to risk taking for yourself and the frigate that isn't you outclassed by a great deal so it would be a downgrade if anything.
>You did find orders for an assualt on a Blood Pack base on a rural moon however.

>The ship made it through the battle without a scratch, money was well spent.

>Oolot wishes to speak with you when you have a moment
>Switch wishes to speak with you before you select a destination.


>Cerberus has requested your prescense in the Horse Head Nebula in a backwater unnammed system. (No time limit)
>You found no trace of the N7 Operative you were after, only a pitched battle orchestrated by Operative Morpheus who apologized afterward but he hoped it would draw Rennick out of hiding to assist you.

rolled 15 = 15

>>20482335
Welp go talk to oolot.

Also rolling for personality

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BACKSTORY DUMP

>Rox Oolot

Born on his native Tuchanka, Rox Oolot was born into the world of violence his people perpetuate. He was the largest of his litter and grew to be enormous even by Krogan standards. His size made him a natural at hand to hand fighting and he easily overpowered many great warriors even early in his life.

Life is always cruel on Tuchanka however and an attack on Clan Rox left a great deal of his people dead and he decided that rather than try to rebuild as they had time and time again perhaps leaving for greener pastures were in order. There was a great exodus and the Clan Rox pretty much dissolved for a time.

and while Krogan loyalty is among the hardest to win it is also among the best in the galaxy. You trust each other with your lives and you don't see it changing, he'd follow you into hell itself as long as you stand beside him.

>>20482383

He traveled far and wide across the galaxy, finding work as most Krogan's do, as body guards, bouncers, mercenaries. He even tried a period in the Blood Pack but found their methods along with the Vorcha henchmen not to his liking. He was just pissing away his time when he met you, you were unlike most humans. You stood confident even when he threatened to break you, he'd killed bigger humans with his bare hands. He was caught off guard when you tossed him through a table after trying to take you out of the bar you were in. Oolot went into a rage and between the two of you the bar was absolutely demolished. The fight spilled out into the streets and eventually planetary security came to take you both to jail. You sat quietly, both of you beaten and bruised in the holding cell when you said, "Damn, you keep getting bigger the more sober I get." He laughed and you introduced yourself as Michael Clairmont, the first time you'd used that name in years.

You've been with each other ever since, Oolot knows much of your past with the Alliance but you left certain details unknown to even him. You can tell he feels kinship to you, both of you lost your homes to violence

>>20482335
Talk to Oolot, then talk to Switch, then take the choice gear for ourselves. We need to find a good market to sell the rest of the stock.

>Talk to Oolot

Oolot stretches in the cargo bay and turns to you as you approach.

"Captain" he nods

"You wanted to see me?" you ask

He jerks his head over to a pile of crates at the side.

"I was gonna ask Michael, how much do you plan on telling these guys?"

[ ] I think honesty is the best policy, I will hide nothing if they ask me.
[ ] If they earn that level of trust I will tell them
[ ] My past is my own and I plan to keep it that way

rolled 11 = 11

>>20482432
[x] Ask about what?

>>20482439

"Your past, you seriously think they haven't noticed your swings?" he says looking around to see if anyone is around

rolled 15 = 15

>>20482470
[x] If the earn that level of trust I will them

>>20482398

>Mental note, you still need to offload all the gear you took from the Suns

>>20482470
>[X] If they earn that level of trust I will tell them.
Maybe tack on that if we think that not telling them is disadvantageous to the entire crew, us included, we'll tell them.

>>20482484
So we probably have a good 15,000-20,000 credits worth of gear to get rid of.

>>20482478
>>20482510

"I'll inform them if they earn that level of trust or if I feel them not knowing proves disadvantageous to us."

"I see, well the time may come sooner rather than later, in the meantime we should get a game plan together on avoiding Aria , she hasn't stopped being a problem just because we've got new friends." he says turning around and laying his gun on a workbench.

"Right, I'm still working on that..."

[ ] Talk to Oolot about something else
[ ] Other

>>20482513
We've got a lot more than that, we stole an entire weapons shipment from the Blue Suns in the first part.

rolled 10 = 10

>>20482550
Lets ask about his opinion on the mission.

We should also tell him that we might backstab Cerberus.

>>20482564
Definitely tell him we might backstab Cerberus if we haven't already, though I think we told the crew that last thread.

Also ask him if, during his wandering days, he met any trustworthy weapons dealers that buy for a fair price and don't ask too many questions.

>>20482564

Already made aware, he knows it depends on what information you obtain from this N7 Operative.

rolled 7 = 7

>>20482575
Guess we should go talk to switch now.

>>20482572

"We could always sell to the Blood Pack, though it's always hit or miss if they just wanna kill you and take it. Tuchanka always needs more guns but getting past the CDEM is always a pain in the ass what with the constant search and seizure, supposedly they're only making sure they don't get ship mounted weapons but they'll seize just about anything if you don't play your cards right. Other than Krogans not too many people are in the market for guns that don't already want us dead. Eclipse maybe but trying to arrange a meeting with them is a level of hell I'm not sure we're prepared to deal with." he grunts pulling his gun apart.

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>>20482642

"I'm gonna go talk to Switch, we'll talk more later." you tell him

"Later" Oolot mumbles picking up a small screw driver.

More backstory

>Switch

What little you know of Switch is mostly reputation, he is a hacker of sorts, he has connections to nearly every corner of the Terminus through a network of anonymous extranet users. While relatively physically frail he prides himself on knowing a great many things and strives to prove his worth to everyone around him, you trust him as much as one can trust a Salarian and he seems capable if a little off. You know him only by his handle, his real name having never been truly important to you as he never knew yours either.

>>20482651
I'm thinking we could get to Tuchanka with the weapons in our cargo. Although, it might be a good idea to look into building some kind of hidden compartments in our cargo hold and putting the really valuable stuff in there.

>>20482698

Switch's hands glide over the command console, he turns to you as you enter

"Ah, thanks for coming. I was going to let you know Sushoo thinks he's contacted the Drell you had requested, I think I may have also found us a doctor. We will need to head to Kahje to see if we can get the Drell to join us and the doctor is on the Citadel.
If you want to head there just let me know.
Other than that, do you, uh, wanna talk about..." he pauses and looks away from you.

[ ] The Batarians? No, no I don't.
[ ] Let's head to...(Change the subject)
[ ] Do you really wanna hear Switch?
[ ] Other

rolled 9 = 9

>>20482795
>[x] Do you really wanna hear Switch?

>>20482795
>[x] Do you really wanna hear Switch?
It ain't a pretty story.

>>20482798
>>20482819

"Do you really wanna hear Switch? It ain't a pretty story..." you tell him looking him dead in the eyes

"I suppose...not, but to just see you do that without a moments hesitation, I don't know. Forget I said anything, where to captain?"

>Select a destination
>http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Milky_Way

rolled 20 = 20

>>20482883
Lets head to the citidel.

Maybe we can find someone to buy all this stuff.

>>20482907
I'm obligated to second the nat 20.
That being sad, we should ask Switch if he knows any small time weapons dealers we could supply for a cut of the profits.

>>20482907
>>20482918

"We got to the Citadel, Doctor takes first priority. Also do you know any small time arms dealers who would do business with us?" you ask as he begins to select coordinates.

"I'll check some contacts and we'll see if anything pans out." he says as you make the jump to FTL.

>You will arrive at the Citadel shortly.

>You're trying to recruit a doctor from the Citadel currently
>There was a high dollar art theft on-board the Citadel that has left C-Sec stumped which you heard about back on Benning

>Anything you wanna do before you arrive?

>>20483005

Go* to
sorry

>>20483005
Do the same thing anyone does when they arrive on the Citadel.
1.) Buy fish and guns.
2.) Wander.
3.) Do the mission.

Oh, and I'm guessing the art theft is probably Kasumi, from meta knowledge, but I guess head by the museum where it happened and ask around. Mite b cool.

rolled 11 = 11

>>20483034
Well this is good.
Also ask switch about this doctor.

>>20483034
>>20483088

>Give a D100 guys

rolled 42 = 42

>>20483112
rollan

rolled 94 = 94

>>20483112

rolled 3 = 3

>>20483139
Lets go with that one.

>>20483144

I'm gonna assume you forgot to remove dice tag.
You can lock that if you want but you will only have 2 more.

rolled 44 = 44

>>20483152
uhh.

okay reroll and lets go with that one.

>>20483152
So, no counting the 3 we'd have an average of 64, the question is, what is this roll for? Is it for Citadel loot? Is it for information gathering? Is it for finding the Doctor? A high roll could do us a lot of good... but we'd be passing as is.
Meh, what's the worst that could happen? we have two more after this. Lets lock that roll.

>>20483219
Yea lets go ahead and lock this roll.

>>20483219
>>20483230

>It is indeed to find a doctor, crew rolls are ones I imagine you wanna lock. On 100s I take the average of 3 on D20s I take the first

"She's an incredibly talented Asari doctor that works at at hospital on the Presidium, very illustrious, from what I hear she has an interest in getting out into the galaxy, for more work experience dealing with a wide variety of symptoms, apparently catering to diplomats isn't really her thing." he informs you.

>Anything else before we rest and arrive?

>>20483380
We should ask shushoo about his drell friend.


And maybe talk to rin, since we scared the crap out of her.

>>20483380
>She's an incredibly talented Asari doctor that works at at hospital on the Presidium

How the hell did we get her? She is probably going to cost a fortune.

>>20483473
What better way to see the galaxy, than by terrorizing it with Barnacle Bob/Persona-of-the-Day

>>20483473

Luckily, you now have a small fortune.

>>20483433

>You elect to go talk to Sushoo

More Backstory

>Sushoo

You've talked at length with him on multiple occasions and despite his insistance that he loves space and traveling he is quite obviously homesick.
Where Sushoo picked us his trade he won't say but it's obvious he's put a great deal of time and study into it and you don't believe you've eaten the same meal any night he's been on board, sometimes it's familiar, sometimes bizarrely alien, but always delcious and served with Sushoo's trademark overbearing politeness.
You're honestly surprised when Sushoo tells you he is a master of unarmed combat, it's hard to picture a Hanar as anything but the most non-threatening creature in the galaxy. He offers to demonstrate if you promised you would let him know if he hurts you. You of course oblige and it a matter of moments you're constricted in a perfect hold unable to breathe, you tap out and he apologizes profusely at length which you insist is unnessary.

It bears investing why he has not sought to return home, he is obviously a Hanar of great skill and intellect and you have a hard time imaginging they wouldn't welcome him back.

Everyone is cool with just asking him about what he thought about the last mission and his Drell friend, right?

>>20483588
Yea, Thats what I thought we were doing.

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>>20483518

"This one is glad to see you again Captain, I have prepared something special tonight in order to celebrate our victory." he tells you as Luke and Oolot salivate over a huge buffet. Rin sits and sips her drink quietly.

"Don't you make something special every night Sushoo?" you ask

"This one appreciates your compliment but no, this one usually just throws something together last minute. Is there something you wished to discuss Captain?" Sushoo asks placing a plate of some amazing looking lobster in front of you. You make a mental note to find out what the hell you're paying him.

[ ] Ask about Drell
[ ] Something else

>>20483608
>[X] Ask about Drell

>>20483608
So what kind of lobster is that?

Some kind of space lobster?

>>20483608

Ask about his feelings about our present mission. Is adventuring to his liking? Comfort him if he seems troubled.

>>20483622
>>20483631
>>20483645

>Give a D100 for our Drell

"I would rather not get involved in killing a special operative, it will likely be more trouble than the money warrants." he tells you gesturing slowly, "As for adventuring, I love bringing joy to people with my cooking and as long as I'm doing that, I'm happy."

"Well you can certainly do that!" Luke tells him showing another bite of lobster in his mouth.

rolled 2 = 2

>>20483736

here goes...

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>>20483757

not as planned

rolled 94 = 94

>>20483736
Rollan!

maybe we can see a female drell for once

>>20483757

>On his deathbed from Kepral's syndrome

>>20483757
>>20483763
well motherfucker
>>20483767
bullshit.

>>20483771

>plothook get: obtain cure for kepral syndrome from labs of noveria

>>20483767

I think this guy needs to make all the rolls lol.
Still got 2 locks left or we can see an average of 3

rolled 51 = 51

>>20483792
>>20483792
AVERAGE OF THREE.

rolled 63 = 63

FINALLY got my internet fixed.

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>>20483796

>>20483792
LOCK IT IN!

rolled 98 = 98

>>20483792
Is it 3 locks per three or three locks total?

If it is lock it in.

If not then average.

>>20483822
I think I need to stop rolling untill I mean it.

>>20483822
You mean three locks per thread?

>>20483841
Yes apparently I need to learn how to type too.

>>20483757
>>20483767
>>20483796

"She's a lovely young lady, her name is Sel Sola she's worked mostly bodyguard type jobs though from what this one understands her contract is at an end and she was looking for other employment. We can speak with her if you wish." Sushoo finishes as he refills your glass.

[ ] Questions
[ ] Other

>>20483943

"Do you know anything more? Like what is her fighting style?"

In any case, thank him for sharing the contact

>>20483841

Ha, you wish, well if you wanna lock all it's really gonna change is her backstory. Pick the number you wanna lock guys and I need 3 votes to back the lock since it looks like we have more people in the thread.

>>20483985

I'd say that average above 50 is acceptable as it is.

>>20483985
Lets just go with what we have now and go to the citidel.

>>20483974

His demeanor shifts, you aren't really familiar with their body language but you would say it looks, prideful, almost?

"She is another master of our style, the one this one showed you earlier. The way of the ocean." he says.

Huh, well if there are any similarities she probably isn't anyone to trifle with.

[ ] Rest
[ ] Something else

>>20484071
SLEEP.

>>20484071

(try to) talk to Rin. She seemed uncomfortable.

for the record, I don't support the notion of getting into her pants being a priority, but she IS a member of our crew.

>>20484071
sLEEP

rolled 16 = 16

>>20484128
I support this.

>>20484128

oh actually talk to Luke first, seeing as he's right here with us, eating. How he feels about what we've done to his former employer and that we hope he didn't have friends on board.

>>20484150

>mfw I realized Rin is there as well

well in any case let's hear them

>>20484128
>>20484149

"Hey Rin" you say sliding over a couple stools

Backstory

>Rin

...

She says nothing and scoots a seat over.

>>20484224


'You know that if there's something on your mind, you can just say it? You seemed alarmed when we took out those mercs."

>>20484268

"You need help." she says

"You're not the first to tell me that." you say

"I imagine not." she says

>What do you wanna say

"Well, hopefully our new recruit will help us with that."

Move on to Luke.

>>20484341
or perhaps we could try...

"You don't think they would have spared us had our situation been reversed, do you?"

>>20484341
"I apologize for losing control of my temper. I will, however, point out I did no worse to them than they would've done to us, any number of innocent civilians, or each other. They were Blue Suns, after all. With the notable exception of the new recruits I'm sure each Blue Sun has committed some kind of horrible crime at some point."

>>20484362
>>20484397
>>20484453

Combination?

>>20484498
COMBO TIME

>>20484498
put them all in.

>>20484564

(with the "move on to luke" option for after Quarian finishes saying something... even if it's only "...")

(in which case, a shrug would be nice)

>>20484514
>>20484564

"You don't think they would have spared us had our situation been reversed, do you?" you ask her and she looks to you acknowledging your appraisal of the situation,
"I apologize for losing control of my temper. I will, however, point out I did no worse to them than they would've done to us, any number of innocent civilians, or each other. They were Blue Suns, after all. With the notable exception of the new recruits I'm sure each Blue Sun has committed some kind of horrible crime at some point, and it's possible our new recruit may help with...my issues."

"We shall see..." she says before taking another drink.

[ ] Talk to Luke
[ ] Head out

>>20484652


I refer to my earlier post >>20484150

>>20484652
Talk with Luke.

>>20484687

Luke takes in another helping of Lobster and looks to you.

"Hey captain, nice showing out there. Did you want to talk about something?" he asks cracking a claw.

"I figured you'd be more upset we just blew up 4 Blue Sun ships." you say watching is face for a reaction.

"Never did care much for Batarian's myself, like I said, I wasn't big on the Suns, I just did it for the money and tried to avoid most of the morally ambiguous garbage they involve themselves in though with your latest mission I've really starting to question whether or not I made the right choice." He says smashing the claw with enough force you get a little on your clothes as well.

[ ] Would you rather be dead? That can still be arranged...
[ ] It's not enough I want to hear the operative out?
[ ] Luke, we're not Alliance anymore, we don't owe them anything
[ ] Other

>>20484815
>[X] It's not enough I want to hear the operative out?

>>20484815

"To be honest, I'm not really inclined to kill the man either. That's why I want to talk to him. And don't forget I was on Cerberus' short list even before we met... had I refused them outright, we might have been facing that destroyer without our missile launcher."

"Oh, and if you can be dropped off at next colony, that can be arranged too."

>>20484884

substitute
>can be dropped
with
>want to be dropped

>>20484815
"Luke you seem to misunderstand. If I'm being honest with myself here it wouldn't take much to convince me not to kill this guy. We're already millionaires and have tens of thousands of credits worth of cargo to unload at some point. I feel somewhat obligated to keep up the guise of doing my job here, and I'll kill him if he's an asshole, but otherwise I doubt anything is going to go down.

In summation, chill out bro."

"Luke you seem to misunderstand. If I'm being honest with myself here it wouldn't take much to convince me not to kill this guy. We're already millionaires and have tens of thousands of credits worth of cargo to unload at some point. I feel somewhat obligated to keep up the guise of doing my job here, and I'll kill him if he's an asshole, but otherwise I doubt anything is going to go down. But if you insist it's wearing on your conscious I'll drop you off on the Citadel and you can go wherever you choose." you tell him

He contemplates it for a moment

"Might as well stick it out now, At least here I get shot at less than I did in the Blue Suns. I hope you're right, if this goes sideways we may all end up in the shit." he says polishing off glass.

You rest until you arrive on the Citadel

>>20485123

well we already have aria as outstanding threat and both cerberus and alliance as potential ones. And cerberus will certainly not guard our ship's secret identity very carefully once (if) we double cross them. which I for one would welcome, seeing as this manguard fellow seems alright from meta perspective

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After a long sleep you're awoken by Switch as usual, he alerts you of entry into the Serpent Nebula.

Traffic control grants you docking permission at Zakera ward.

Docking complete

>Orders Cap'n?

>>20485327

Shoooooore leaaaaaave!

Don't get too wasted, crew!

And don't spend all your credits in one temple. For all we know, there could be terminus agents abound.

>>20485366

[ ] Go meet this Asari Doctor
[ ] Investigate Gallery Heist
[ ] Look for something specific (Name is the Citadel very well may have it.)
[ ] Just walk around (D100)
[ ] Other

>>20485450

Doctor first. It's why we came.

rolled 33 = 33

>>20485450
[ ] Just walk around (D100)

LETS SEE WHERE ADVENTURE TAKES US

rolled 35 = 35

>>20485450
Just walk around for a while.
Then look for a place to buy weapons&armor, or a place to buy a ship. We are ambitious after all, and there has to be something to upgrade to.
Then go talk to the Doctor.
Then Gallery Heist.

>>20485472
>>20485476

You wander around Zakera quite a bit and come to a pretty large shopping district.
It seems to keep a little bit of everything, have anything in mind?

rolled 89 = 89

>>20485586
MINIATURES

THERES GOT TO BE A SPACE GAMES WORKSHOP STILL RUNNING.

>>20485622
You think they advanced the plot of 40k yet?

rolled 7 = 7

>>20485586

Hm, We're actually pretty well equipped from Cerberus gift pack. We shouldn't be aching for new weapons, should we?

Get ourselves a book to read on those long rainy nights when there's an ion storm in the void, lashing against the hull. Do they have Discworld series?

On a more serious note, check for omnitools. I wouldn't trust one supplied by Cerberus.

>>20485677


What do you think?

advancing plot is HERESY

>>20485697
Saronis applications seems to have what you're looking for.

>>20485677
Yep, and you can buy the newest Codex for 50,000 credits.
Yes anti-ship missiles are cheaper than GW's sourcebooks.

>>20485835
Screw that, lets play Dungeons and Space Squids.

>>20485879
>DnSS
>not SpaceFinder

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>>20485835
>>20485879
>>20485886

>>20485907
You know now that we have to start a game in the ship now.

I vote Dark Heresy.

>>20485945
This is a great idea, actually. Build some unity among the crew. I doubt Rin will roleplay much, though.

>>20485835

get the best models they have. In fact, take several of the best models they have, for all in our crew.

And I'm not sure how I feel about cerberus biotic implants as well... although perhaps we should leave that one to the Doctor.

>>20485988
As long as Shushoo DMs I think we will be fine.

>>20486011
No we don't have cerberus implants we have cerberus AMPS.

Two different things.

>>20485988

she will play the Elcor Barbarian. Or, uh, whatever closest equivalent in RT is.

>>20486041

I do believe there were implants in the box as well but we haven't had them implanted yet (it would have to be done by a VI)

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>>20485879
>>20485886

They have a comparable Omni-tool from Polaris for 20,000.
They also have an upgrade available for Tech Armor for 50,000, it would nearly double the strength of what your current rig has.

>>20486089
GET DAT UPGRADE!
Also, I don't care either way on the omni-tool, but we should get a few core rule books for the most popular holotop RPGs.

>>20486089

Get them. Money is no object. Well at least for now.

>>20486043
Michael will of course play depending on his personality. Swashbuckler, wizard, bard, paladin et cetera.

>>20486057

Right you guys are still using the L3 at this time.
You have a set of L4's in the box from Volkov.

Lol, this is getting seriously meta, you guys want to start a tabletop game with your crew?

>>20486114

also this, although if we're going to go that way, I sure hope it will be off-the-screen, perhaps referenced in random chats. We can't forsake the real action for it!

>>20486152
Oh yeah, totally. Like one of those transit options. Instead of sleeping we play games with the crew.
Also, I imagine warhammer minis and terrains would be good for planning.

>>20486139
>you guys want to start a tabletop game with your crew
ABSOLUTELY What better way to connect with our crew?
Lets get some fantasy type game.

>>20486184
Oh and warhammer minis too. I bet oolet would love orks or chaos.

>>20486215

No. Let's stick with Omnitool'n'Holograph games, don't bring miniatures into it. We may have lots of money now, but if we buy an army for every team member, we'll run dry before you know it.

>>20486263
OH come one how expensive can they be?

>>20486152
>>20486174
>>20486184

I'm grow more proud of this quest by the day.

You decide picking up a game or two would help the crew bond on the whole. You grab virtual books for pretty much all the classics at a great rate and enough minis and maps to make the clerk jealous at the game store. 1000 credits later and you think the crew should be ecstatic.

>Polaris Omni-tool 20k
>Tech Armor Upgrade 50k
>Do something else

>>20486291
How much money do we have?

>>20486291

well that was decent bargain. Grab the upgrades and let's go finish the doctor before she shifts into her matriarch stage!

>>20486291

Good to see my english and grammatical skills still haven't improved.

>>20486318
>before she shifts into her matriarch stage

You mean she isn't one already?

Dammit

>>20486327

actually I don't know.

Is she, TIM?

>>20486305
By my calculation, somewhere around 1,805,000 credits
But to be honest I wasn't really keeping too close a count.
That's not counting the gear you have to offload.
>>20486327
Sorry, she's a maiden. Iknowthatfeelbro.jpg

>>20486318

If we're grabbing the upgrades
>New balance 1,735,000

>>20486467

Have Switch move the money around a bit, even if some should fall prey to fees and taxes. We don't accidentaly want to have too high balance in one of cerberus' fronts.

...or would that be too meta? I suppose we are a bit paranoid. At least take 200k and set it aside as a "retirement fund".

>>20486513

No, not at all, feel free to move the money however you please.
You can actually do that yourself if you would prefer. No penalties, the Volus banking system is much cleaner than ours.

>>20486546
Could we hire someone to invest our money for us? I'm sure the galactic stock market has plenty of opportunities to let our money sit and slowly increase in value.

>>20486562

Let's hire a Volus crewmember.

Gotta recruit them all

just kidding, we should be fine with the doctor and a froglady

>>20486562

Absolutely, what kind of person are you looking for?

>>20486607
Well a volus of course.

rolled 46 = 46

>>20486607

oh well, since you insist...

(I'm anon from post above yours)

A Honest Volus.

>>20486607
Preferably someone with a detailed knowledge of galactic financial law and the workings of the stock market with an inside ear on most upcoming major projects. I imagine certain organizations are a safe investment. Whoever it is, it'll probably be a space jew volus.

rolled 78 = 78

>>20486607
Nah lets make it a VORCHA

>>20486620
>>20486629

Let's get two more d100s.
Also
To assist.
http://video.adultswim.com/family-guy/i-need-a-jew.html

rolled 18 = 18

>>20486673
alright then

rolled 40 = 40

>>20486673
Jewish Dice God bless this roll!

rolled 93 = 93

>>20486660
>>20486680
>>20486687
I see the Jewish dice gods are rather stingy with the good rolls...

rolled 19 = 19

>>20486696
JUST like a jew. As soon as someone figures them out they try to throw them off by being generous.
I KNOW YOUR TRICKS JEW DICE!

yes yes, let's not overdo it lest the Powers of Chance frown upon us in later rolls.

Pray tell, TIM, did we manage to find at least a semi-honest Volus?

>>20486629
>>20486680
>>20486687
You locate some back alley investment company who just so happen to have a Volus working for them.

"Ah...yes...do come in...How can I help you...invest your money..." the volus asks taking a seat


>>20486660
This one was for a Vorcha so you know, can't count it.

rolled 11 = 11

>>20486753
"I recently came into a large sum of money and I'm looking for a stable investment that would let it increase in value over time. I'm a patient man, and as long as I'm making a steady return I'm happy."

>>20486753

for the love of all that is holy, don't give him more than a half of what we have.

I personally vote for 400k and see how he handles it

>>20486820
Oh, of course. give him a few hundred thousand credits to play around with, don't bust the bank account over it.

>>20486778
>>20486820

"I recently came into a large sum of money and I'm looking for a stable investment that would let it increase in value over time. I'm a patient man, and as long as I'm making a steady return I'm happy." you tell him

"REALLY!...and you're looking to use us?!...Ming and associates are here to help you...make best use...of your money...I recommend we start by investing in colonies...specifically in the Traverse...There are several new human colonies that could use the investment...Horizon...Pilgrim's progress..." he tells you

>What do you think?

>>20486860

Sounds great! Let's help those upstart colonies get their footing right, and in return share on the wealth they produce!

>>20486860

>I bet he has a parallel universe brother who owned a lot of real estate on Alderaan.

>>20486877
INDEED What could possible go wrong!

>>20486883

to be fair, Alderaan used to be beautiful world. Who could have foreseen all this imperium and rebellion mess? Sure sounded like a good idea at the time.

>>20486860
"You see, I'm much more interested in giving you, say, half a million credits and letting you play with that as you will, in whatever manner you see fit. As long as I'm making money I'll pay you a commission, a portion of the profits."

>>20486860
Still got 2 years before collecters start to fuck up everything! We could get our investment back before that.

>>20486898

"Well I should hope so...our cost is 10% of your initial investment... and an additional 10% of the profits...if there are any..." Ming tells you breathing heavily, you think you may soon be adding another species to your shitlist.

>>20486947
"That is on the upper range of standard commission. If I'm sinking that much of my money into your pocket I expect you to double my money by next quarter."

"Use these resources wisely and you'll get your hands on more. Much more."

>>20486996

"Those are our rates, it's very clear." Ming says breathing heavier yet.

>>20487030
Well it seems ill be taking my obsencly large amount of money somewhere else.

>>20487030
"Well, if the rates are non-negotiable I do believe I will be on my way. I'll keep you in mind, I assure you."

>>20486883

((To be fair, did you see the land values on Alderaan before that whole "Death Star" business?))

>>20487030

"Well, I'm in the mood to spend some money, but I don't think the reward to initial investment ratio is quite what I'm looking for."

And then you turn and start to walk away, and wait for him to call you back.

>>20487042
>>20487054
>>20487124

"Okay...okay...5% all the way around." he mumbles waddling after you.

>Take it
>Laugh

>>20487202
To be honest, I'm not so hot on this guy... did we at least google investment banks before going to this one? I know it's supposedly shady... hmm...

>>20487202

>2184
>Not screwing a volus out of as much money as possible.

Laugh and keep moving. If he's desperate enough to call AND hobble his stumpy little legs after you, you can probably push him to seven percent, maybe even ten.

let's give him a chance with (minor) portion of our wealth.

If he fucks up and does so with deliberation, we can always track him down and ask Rin to do something with his olfactory filters.

>>20487242

Trying to reduce the cut he's taking, he went from 10 to 5 already.

He just kind of stands there as you laugh heartily.

>Take it
>Leave

>>20487242
No no! We want lower! this is how much he's getting out of it.

>>20487261
Well now we laughed at him and he resents us. Now we -have- to leave.

>>20487265

((Oh, my bad, I completely misunderstood. Take it then. Getting anything less than a standard ten-percent commission is pretty impressive.))

>>20487261
Ehh, take it I guess.

>>20487265
>>20487276
>>20487301
>>20487323

2-2
Ming looks a little heartbroken. His suit full of various patches and you notice he is breathing heavily because of just that, you think he popped a seam just from trying to come after you.
He starts trying to patch it up as quickly as he can. He looks, pathetic in the most heart-breaking kind of way.

"Tell you what, we'll let you take six percent and if we're very happy about the outcome, we'll give you much more to play with and an additional percentage point. How's that?"

rolled 18 = 18

>>20487366
Take it sadistic bastard.

Rolling for personality.

>>20487384
Seconded. Toss in a "Maybe look into getting your suit fixed with the initial fee."

>>20487366

Aw, man, now I just feel like shit for doing that to the guy.

>>20487390

You feel your eyes start welling up a little.

"Tell you what, we'll do that 5%. Take some of this investment and get a new suit first thing." you say kneeling onto his level.

You pull up your omni-tool and pull up investment opportunities, you don't know if investing in colonies in the best thing but you know it's what your father taught you and it's a field you know well.

The colonies are ripe for investment indeed, many people haven't had a large degree of success as they were unable to coordinate all the resources to come in at once and piracy in the traverse is always a problem. Luckily you know some guys now after cleaning up those pirates.

>You make a note to contact Mr. Harper when you have some free time.

"You...you mean it?" he asks.

"Sure, just keep in close contact, I'm a micromanager." you tell him.

"Oh, oh...thank you. You won't regret this..." Ming says moving back to his desk.

>How much would you like to invest

rolled 8 = 8

>>20487497
seeing how we are bertie right now just dump 70% of our money in it

rolled 301 = 301

>>20487497
I'll roll 1d500 for the number of thousands of credits.

400k sounds like a nice start.

rolled 430 = 430

>>20487515
Lets do 2 more and average it out!

>>20487510

Heh, that played out to his benefit, thanks for the personality roll.

rolled 231 = 231

>>20487528
Sounds like a plan!

rolled 170 = 170

>>20487547
Well we had to put it in somewhere

Now lets go get the damn doctor before the reapers come pleasE?

rolled 316 = 316

320,666.66 credits.
Be very specific about this.

>>20487560

"320,666.66 credits is what I can spare to invest at the moment. What do you recommend we do with that money?" you ask Ming

He stutters "I...I...recommend starting with Horizon. Here's what we should be able to do."

[ ] Farming-You will essentially dominate the crops coming off planet for this investment.
[ ] Pre-fab structures- You can build quite a few houses to attract colonists to the world but fair warning most colonists prefer to own rather than rent, may not be the most profitable venture.
[ ] Defenses- It's a small colony, most pirates won't dare attack a world directly but you could buy some serious hardware for the world with his money
[ ] Ming's discretion- Ming will invest this money to the best of his ability.

rolled 1 = 1

>>20487675
"Invest most of it in farming, but defense should be a secondary concern. I don't think there is a ton of money in pre-fab, but maybe spend the credits to get it off the ground if need be."

>>20487712
0.002 chance of rolling a nat 1, and there you have it.

>>20487675

[X] Farming

Sure, pre-fabs SOUND like a good idea, but there was that market crash after the Geth attack on Eden Prime, and that was from a colony in Alliance space.

Besides, it's an agrarian human colony in the middle of nowhere. Who'd bother to attack something like that?

>>20487675

how much would it cost to start a pub on the colony?

bonus points if it's an underground put. I mean, literally underground

with hermetically sealable entrances

this is not too meta, is it? um... just ignore these spoilers

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>>20487721

doesn't market crash imply that they are dirt cheap now? But spirit of adventure never dies.

>>20487735

I'm just saying, it's a volatile market. Hell, if an attack on a single colony can crash the market, you might as well short sell those suckers.

>>20487746

well if you're looking at it like that, then considering that we're hunting for an alliance commando and being paid obscenely well, we might as well assume there is some trouble brewing in the galaxy it always is after all and just buy shares in things like Haliat or Rosenkov.

>>20487712
>>20487721
>>20487722

"Most of the initial investment should be for farming, we can lock that market down, then I recommend defenses, it never hurts to be too careful." you tell Ming

"Ok, we can do that...I'll go ahead and start setting that up now... Thank you again, you have no idea how much... this means to me. You won't be disappointed...I hope..." Ming says opening his computer terminal

"Also, any idea how much it would cost to start up a pub on Horizon?" you ask

"I'm not a good guy for that question but pretty expensive I'd say with the trade routes, I'd ask someone who owns that kind of establishment and knows the risks involved." he says

>>20487784

True enough. The one thing that never goes out of demands in this fucking galaxy is guns and medi-gel.

((I'm sorry, I'm getting off topic here.))

rolled 227 = 227

>>20487799
Hey edin. Shouldn't you be doing your own Quest now?

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Let's meet the Doctor.

>>20487841
I am. :3

>>20487833

I vote for going off to the Hospital.

>>20487833
To the hospital!

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>>20487862

>Your wish is my command.

You thank Ming for his time and head on your way.

You head up the the presidium ring, after being eyed pretty hard by C-sec several times you finally make it where you need to go.
The hospital sits out over the presidium ring on a bridge crossing the artificial lake.
You head up and enter to begin your search for this Doctor.

rolled 10 = 10

should we be rolling for perception, or did Switch tell us some specifics?

The lobby is relatively quiet and you have a look around, not too many Asari. She should be easy enough to find.

It occurs to you this was all the information you had though, shit why don't you ever ask more questions.

"Switch?" you call him on your com.

"Yes Captain?" he replies

"What is this Asari's name? Is she expecting me?" you ask Switch mildly annoyed.

"Kelisa Janios, and yes she should be, I told her to expect you." Switch informs you.

Well that's better.

>Walk up to receptionist?

>>20488006

"Good day, miss. I'm looking for someone, a doctor Janios. Can you help me?"

>>20488006

Ask the receptionist as to how to see miss Janios, and that she's expecting you.

>>20488015
>>20488016

"Oh yes, Doctor Janios has been expecting you Bob! Please right this way!" the receptionist says leading you towards the medical wing.

>Switch gave the alias he knows you by. Fair enough, you may have to start a new one soon, this is quite a few people now that know this one.

>Taking 20 minutes, be back soon

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>>20488043

She leads you back through security and through the intensive care wing to her office.

Switch can really pick them, she sits at her desk in a long strapless dress reading.

"Ah, Mr. Drake a pleasure to finally meet you, Switch has told me much." Dr. Janios says offering you a very plush seat in front of her desk.

Not too much you hope...

Give me a personality roll
>D20

rolled 6 = 6

>>20488303

here's hoping for something sensible

rolled 18 = 18

>>20488303

R-R-Rolling

>>20488312

>Yeah about that...

You guys have one lock/reroll left.
I will also make a rule you can use this to force a single personality shift of your choice as long as it's not the Butcher.

However, this is your last point, you do not know when you will get the rest returned to you.

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well at least it's not the Barnacle Bob. What is it? The biotic god?

>>20488339

The God Complex incarnate, we haven't seen him in action before, I'm sure you guys will give a good show, the only thing is, you rolled incredible on all of your crew checks so it would be a shame to waste this one on failed negotiations. You have a lock invested to this already.

She smiles and leans back in her chair, "So I hear your ship is in need of a doctor?"

>What do you say?

"Doctor Janios! A pleasure to meet you. Let me introduce myself, my name is Robert, but you may call me Berto.

Allow me to offer you an offer of a lifetime, a chance to participate in an outrageously dangerous adventure that will see us carve out a mark in the galactic history, a mark so profound that historians will consider it a tall tale!"

is this acceptable?

>>20488415

"Doctor Janios! A pleasure to meet you. Let me introduce myself, my name is Robert, but you may call me Berto.

Allow me to offer you a once in a lifetime opportunity, a chance to participate in an outrageously dangerous adventure that will see us carve out a mark in the galactic history, a mark so profound that historians will consider it a tall tale!"

She smiles and laughs a little, "Well you're high spirited, and it certainly sounds more interesting that here, what are you offering in way of compensation?" she asks

>>20488415
No no we are bertie right now so be more beta

>>20488463

See
>>20488303
>>20488312

>>20488453
Large amounts of credits.

>>20488453

"Well, aside from the obvious honor of seeing the history in the making (cue on a biotic illusion, perhaps galaxy-shaped), we can supplement some monetary allowance. Name your price. Fifty thousand credits would be too little, I suppose?"

(I figure this is good enough for grandeur?)

>>20488477
Oh right berto. The guy who has never heard of humility.

>>20488453
We're bionic god right now sooo.
"Why, anything my powers may summon up from the inky black void of space! I share the profits of my exploits equally amongst my crew, I take no greater allowance than they."

>>20488463

beta? we are BIOTIC GOD, we're above silly things like greek alphabet.

rolled 19 = 19

>>20488453

"Doctor, imagine the most credits you possibly can. No, more. NO, MORE."

Pause for dramatic effect.

"That is one-seventh of the potential bounty I can offer you. And I'm just getting started."

>>20488453
>>20488500
>>20488503

"Well, aside from the obvious honor of seeing the history in the making?", you create a biotic sphere swirling that looks like the milky way galaxy, "Why, anything my powers may summon up from the inky black void of space! I share the profits of my exploits equally amongst my crew, I take no greater allowance than they." you tell her smiling

"And what of my expected duties?" she asks

rolled 8 = 8

>>20488592
To keep me from going buttfuck insane

>>20488592
"To maintain the health and... sanity of the crew. No more and no less."

>>20488636

Berto? Insane? Ha! No one can handle me if that's what you mean! I mean, after all, I'm a fucking biotic god!

"Much as I loathe to admit, our adventure is a dangerous one. Someone might get hurt occasionally. We need a courageous soul well versed in arts of healing. One knowledgeable of Krogan, Hanar, Quarian, Salarian and Drell physiology. And Human as well, I suppose."

>>20488664
I think this guy has Berto down pretty well.

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>>20488678

(oh my, I'm flattered. but I'm afraid I have to get some rest. It's almost morning here. sorry and good luck in persuasion checks! I do hope the doctor comes along, she'll figure out severity of her task soon enough)

>>20488664
"Much as I loathe to admit, our adventure is a dangerous one. Someone might get hurt occasionally. We need a courageous soul well versed in arts of healing. One knowledgeable of Krogan, Hanar, Quarian, Salarian and Drell physiology. And Human as well, I suppose." you finish.

She stands and smiles, "You have no idea how enticing your offer is, but I will have to make sure my assets are in order. Do you feel you can help me settle a small issue before I join your crew?" she asks walking over to the window overlooking the presidium lake.

>>20488678
I know right? I think he should start tripfagging as Berto the Biotic god.

rolled 11 = 11

>>20488747
Oh great a compainion mission.

Well what is it lady?

>>20488822

She locks her fingers and looks into your eyes, "I need to know what the fuck you did to piss off the Queen Bitch of Omega so badly."

That may be problematic...

>End Thread

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rolled 14 = 14

>>20488901

((AW SHIIIIT))

>>20488939

Lol your turn
Btw, running the idea by you. How do you feel about your game setting the stage for the metaverse around this game? I presumed your group is gonna save the council but who knows.

rolled 19 = 19

>>20488968

>implying my quest deserves to be creating the setting for yours

I'm flattered, but I don't want to pin your wings by doing something like that. Take inspiration if you like, but don't force yourself to obey what happens in my reboot.

>>20488989
Well you don't have any reapers in your reboot so maybe its better?

rolled 8 = 8

>>20489093

I'm not sure how he's handling the reapers to be honest, I planned to have them but many years delayed that way we could time skip our way to it and have an all out war instead of use space magic.

quest over?

The lack of hot Quarians disturbs me.

Captch: breeder aminio

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>>20492910
>liking filthy suitrats