>>4691532

FIRST!

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>>4653078
>>4653078

+++XENO QUOTE OF THE DAY+++
>SELECTED Yibrak

“The human mercenary is typical of their race. Crude, reckless and unoriginal. That said, you really can’t argue with those bargain prices. That fool Ornvixi’Kabra and his precious ‘private security force’ will never see this coming.” -Yibrak Minister Yrk’Kar, Minister of Costello Spaceports and Hab Zoning


TRANSLATOR TEXT
GREEN = translated from Yib Dialect
RED = translated from Savi Speak
BLUE = translated from Federation Trade Tongue
BOLD = Untranslated (or emphasis if human speaking)

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>>4691532
NEW THREAD HYYYPE

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“I’m ruined…” Minister Xar’Yab moaned into his glass of tarbosh. “RUINED!”

The sobbing Minister of the Praxis Research Affairs made for an awkward scene in the exclusive clubroom of Costello Ministers. Sympathetic noises trickled from the other Ministers present in the recreation lounge, in between sips of fluorescent green tarbosh and puffs from their chagga pipes.

“Pillaging barbarians. Absolutely unconscionable”

“Someone should really do something.”

“Do what? The borderlands are notoriously lawless.”

“Poor fates indeed.”

“What of the Praxis Expansion Fund now?”

Minister Yrk’Kar offered his own empty platitudes to the hubbub, decorum demanded it. He was friendly with Minister Xar’Yab, of course. Here, in the exclusive ministerial club in the better habzones of Costello all the Ministers were friendly. But they were not friends. Never friends. A friend was just a competitor that hadn’t undercut you yet, a spy that hadn’t found the right price for their information to sell.

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The Queens were easily sated, busy with their own banal luxuries and the latest gossip, but a disaster like the one on Praxis Minor would not escape their notice. An indiscretion or two? Yes. A misplaced fund of thousands of creds? Certainly. The loss of a space station and one of the newest named after the sector capital Oxx’Arr? No. Ten years of careful research and exorbitant funding down the drain. That kind of failure would raise questions from the Council of Queens that poor Xar’Yab would not be able to easily answer. At least Xar’Yab could claim that the data was lost along with the station, and not in the hands of some foreign entity. But, sipping nonchalantly from his own cup of tarbosh eggs and watching the soon-to-be destitute Minister weep, Yrk’Kar was not so sure…

Soon Xar’Yab would have his ministerial position made redundant, or worse revoked. And with it his entitlement to free chagga and excellent tarbosh in this exclusive clubroom. An audit unveiling all the usual standard degrees of corruption was sure to follow. Minister Yrk’Kar pondered that, and whether he should… help things along. The right anonymous report sparking an investigation would do the trick, and someone had to manage the dissolution of the corrupt Minister’s holdings and make sure those criminal proceeds ended up in the right hands.

Xar’Yab had to hand it to those brutish apes. A poor Yib’s version of the famed Auxl Brotherhoods they may be, but it looks like they come with their own crude effectiveness. A shame they had not accepted his latest offer. Perhaps he would have to consider raising his bid in the future.

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Xeno Quote of the Day (select one for the next thread)
>Asandi
>Auxl
>Belcossan
>Chorkrum
>Coryx
>Drax
>Faenwedhe
>Kroll
>Pect’Max
>Quexi
>Savis
>Yibrak
>Vesh

>>4691545
>Drax


Lets GOOOOOOOOOOOO

This vote will remain open for 24 hours to allow anons to get their verification vote in.

You don't need to link back to that OG vote everytime, only if your ID changes. Yes, yes diet-autism

>>4691545
>Faenwedhe
Bugs seething is music to my ears

>>4691545

>Auxl

>>4691545
>Drax

>>4691545
>>Chorkrum
You gonna run for the length of the thread, Forgotten, or just a week or so? I know you were headed for a break.

>>4691545
>Auxl

>>4691545
>Auxl
I'm doing my part.

>>4691545
>Savis

Kinda want to get some insight on what we missed

WHERES MY STV THREAD FORGOTTEN

>>4691545
>>Pect’Max

Still wanna hear em.

>>4691545
>Asandi

>>4691578
AM also surprised we didn't switch back to STV. Will we make it across the ocean in one piece? Will we be betrayed and sold by our captain? What will happen in the palace of the Dragon? Will we crit in our final vigil and be dubbed a GOD!?

>>4691545
>Vesh
Lets goooo

>>4691581
>>4691578
This thread isn't the start of a whole new mission just yet, but there are a few essential things I want to wrap up before I call it and the other thread was giving my computer a seizure.

In about two weeks I am going on a month long break, getting out of this Green to rejoin semi-civilisation. I intend to put it to a vote whether we crack on with a new mission or return to STV.

I'm really down with either option, but that month break will give me some time to plan it out a bit.

>>4691581
>They're on a boat
You poor fuckers.
This hiatus will stretch for years.

>>4691568
Just a week or so, sorry I missed you in this reply >>4691588

>>4691589
Reminds me of Bladebound Retainer's yearslong hiatus. KAZ STOP RUNNING THREE QUESTS

>>4691588
Good to know, thanks.

>>4691588
Inb4 Emile's planet is actually some long-lost human colony

>>4691545
>Auxl
bweep

>>4691545
Vesh baby!

>>4691545
>>Auxl

>>4691545
>Drax
Bugs btfo

>>4691545
>drax

>>4691545
I will vote
>Kroll
until it wins, and maybe even afterwards.

>>4691545
>Belcossan

I wonder what the closest things humanity has to friends thinks.

>>4691545
>Savis
hyper rats gooo!

>>4691623
>vibing chlorophyll noises

>>4691532
>Drax
Might as find out what pit of vipers we’ve landed ourselves in

>>4691545
>Savis
We already had like two Drax quotes, simply want to hear what the little rats have to say about us

Hopefully this thread lets us flesh out the Sgt’s personality a bit more - I feel like it’s a bit lacking at the moment.

We know she’s a firey daredevil who likes gambling & risk taking, and who distrusts aliens. But those are character traits, not actual personality elements.

In thread 1 of old BCQ we found out that Prince loved shaving, was an outrageous flirt and had a healthy disrespect for authority (for comparison).

>>4691630
I for one hope snake eyes has a unhealthy disrespect for authority contained only by the fact you can't gamble on them and they sign your paycheque.

>>4691545
>Faenwedhe

I have a big need.

>>4691545
>Auxl
Here we go !

>>4691545
>Belcossan
I am bug

>>4691630
I fail to see how disrespecting authority is any different from disrespecting aliens. They're both just disrespect for an arbitrary reason.

I don't know man. Maybe shoot off some ideas for things you think Snake Eyes might be into for her personality. Fiery however is a personality trait.

Maybe Snake Eyes likes whittling. Or maybe that's too much of a stereotype for a jungle woman.

>>4691643
Snakes Eyes really REALLY loves chocolate milk made with REAL milk. Maybe not cow milk because... what the fuck is a cow? But milk from an actual animal, none of this synth shit

>>4691537
Izza Judas Project an attempt to create a second Prince by robbing another god of their power by betraying them?

>>4691655
Vinehound milk for the venomous tang

>>4691545
>Chorkrum

>>4691660
>Both cocoa and cows have persihed with the Earth. Now chocolate milk just comes from brown Vinehounds.

>>4691655
She's actually really into cooking. One thing about the Green, you're never short of ingredients.

Due to her genemods and childhood, her cooking can sometimes be weapons grade levels of spicy for "the flavor", along with possible trace neurotoxins.

>>4691665
I could legit see this. Like life was tough but she grew up with fresh ingredients. Shit she killed, shit she harvested from the jungles, so the faux-food she gets onboard a ship is... less than pleasant

>>4691664
>Infants either die from the poisons or recieve massive gains from it plentitude of benefits

>>4691665
We use cradle plants to cook considering most earth spices are extinct, they are all considerably spicy due to the fact they are ALL poisonous to humans.

>>4691667
This is highly plausible. In fact, I bet the first and most important genemods a Cradler gets are for digesting native lifeforms, not for muscle growth or whatever.

>>4691666
Well Satan the real reason why Snake Eyes would be into cooking is because cooking is cheaper than eating out so more money for gambling

The fact it tastes better than almost literal dogshit BULK BUY MREs certainly does help though.

>>4691669
Its either that or something to protect against an inane and invasive threat that is just everywhere.

>>4691671
Haha well you're not wrong anon

>>4691674
There's a hypothesis that hot climate cultures consumed a lot of spices to combat parasites, so it could be both at the same time.

>>4691678
I kinda like that idea

>>4691545
>Savis
Maybe I'll actually vote this time rather than lurk like last thread.

Know the Enemy

>>4691545

>Quexi

Sad that Prince didn't win, but Dice Gods are fickle.

>>4691545
>Savis

>>4691545
>Belcossan

>>4691545
>Savis

>>4691545
>Savis

Krieger! Krieger! Krieger!
>>4691545
>Belcossan
Let's hear some cabbage singing

>>4691545
>Vesh

Oh boy here we go!

>>4691545
>Drax
quit your grinnin and drop your linen kriegers

>>4691532
Frist post for me woop woop

>>4691819
Give me that singalong
>Belcossan
Dust..

>>4691545
>Belcossan
What do plants talk about?

>>4691545
>>Belcossan
Friends.

>>4691545

>Faenwedhe

If I remember right, they're kinda like tech-barbarians. Sounds like something to hear about.

>>4691545
>>Drax

Sorta important to get a look into their brains

>>4691545
>>Drax

>>4691545
>Pect’Max
I didn't read the pastebin lol, I have no Idea who all this niggas are
Well, I know who are Yibrak now. Shame my vote for the merchant didn't win, I now like those bureaucrat bugs. I also want to try those Auxl Brotherhoods on now.

>>4691545
>Belcossan

>>4691545
>Asandi
we're never gonna get one of their quotes.

>>4691921
I'm betting the buggoid merchant is going to wind up being the biggest pain in the ass later. Of the three we got to choose from at least.

>>4692183
why, we did the job, not taking the next contract because something more interesting showed up is okay for mercenaries

>>4692191
That's not what I mean. They'll all wind up being a pain in the ass no matter who we take jobs for. I've just got a hunch that beetle boy is the one to really watch out for.

>>4692195
glowies are probably worse, but we will see

>>4691665
I actually love this - precisely the personality quirk intertwined with backstory that I was hoping for.

How long until we destroy the tastebuds of our squad?!

>>4691545
>Auxl
I just want to say, the new op image looks gay.

>>4691545
>Belcossan

>>4691545
>Chorkrum

>>4691545
>>Auxl

>>4691545
>Faenwedhe

>>4691545
>Vesh

>>4691545
>>Faenwedhe
I want to know more about this extinct species.

>>4691545
>Savis
what these little niggas have to say

>>4691545
>Belcossan

Let me hear the song of their people about our people

>>4691545
>Auxl

These are the big boys, right?

>>4692709

Ye, big four-armed gorilla-men. The bugmen found them, and treat them extremely well because they're really good at ripping enemies into quarters by themselves, even before the bugs gave them guns.

>>4691671
>>4691669
>>4691666
She's legit a good cook, which makes it even more dangerous.

Oh, that pleasant numbness? Yeah, that's the rockhound venom.


She leaves a little bit in for spice.

>>4692219
Nah man, her cooking is so good that they still eat it despite the odd occasion that an ingredient is poisonous.

She COULD cook delicious safe dishes all the time; that's boring though.

>>4692721
>implying a good cradler dish doesn't have at least a 20% chance of killing you

Drunk check me Forgotten. We are brothers. Let me post big shot big time. I drink too. We are drinking brothers... let me appeal to your better nature.

One love. Jamaica. :)

>>4692750

That's why you get all those genemods on the Cradle. Mix in a little Carnataur genes, suddenly tearing into a few of the small gribblies doesn't make you pray for death next to the shitter anymore. It's just smart life advice.

>>4692724
>Boot: [coughing] "Oh fuck I think it's gonna kill me! What the hell did you put in this?!"
>Snake Eyes: "It's just some zip-frog poison relax."
>Crane: "It does have some kick, Snake-Eyes-sama.."
>Convict: [visibly sweating]
>Nines: "++Statement. I feel fine.++"
If it doesn't have a chance of procing a cas is it really fine dining?

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>>4692787
>Cradler Chilli: Its too DIE for

>>4692787
>what was that.
>oh you know. a cradle seasoning.
>which is?
>dried piranha-monkey eggs
>...The ones with the neurotoxins?
>Yes! The dish doesnt have enough kick without it~

>>4692797
>>4692816
The best thing about Cradler spices is that you buy just a small 6 oz. container and it lasts for months because using any more than a pinch will literally kill you.

>>4692839

This should be canon. I also see her keeping a little Tajin-style bottle of it in a pouch on her gear to spice up her MREs during deployments... And occasionally throwing it in the eyes of a stronger opponent during hand-to-hand combat.

"POCKET SPICE!"

>>4692846
This. And people occasionally comment on the "unusual" smell wafting off of her. Only some crazy bitch from the Cradle would carry that stuff around to garnish their meals

>>4692848
Linger too long near her locker and you'll swear you're being subjected to chemical warfare from all the various spice bottles inside.

>>4692846
Cradler spice grenade.

Also know as spicy war crimes.

>>4692877
The perfect seasoning for feasting on Yibrak corpses

>>4692848

How about just from her locker instead? We're the hero, I'm having a hard time envisioning someone with poor hygiene being the hero.

>>4692892
Doesn't have to be poor hygiene anon just strong spices wafting from her little satchel or bottle or something, maybe coming out in her sweat

>>4692892
>>4692895
Probably a product of her upbringing.

Any predator on the cradle would have a sharp sense of smell in addition to other adaptations.

A strong BO or a clean septic smell would both standout in such an environment and a easy (and importantly cheap, for an urchin) way to avoid that would be to cover yourself in dirty or something stronger like manure or pee.

>>4692901

Mmmmm... More likely they would find a way to neutralize it. Any pattern of odor, particularly animal smells, would be something that predators would notice and pick up on. I can see them having spices, but ones that come out through the skin would probably not be favored.

I'm liking this spicy chef character trait for Snake Eyes. I was going to that kind of thing to a vote but I think it's really taking off.

The potential shenanigans of Natalya trying to make standard-fare space grub palatable with some Clayton herbs and spices are lucrative...

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>SELECTED
>Belcossan Drax almost win for a third time…
>An officially retired Drax general, well-resourced and connected within the deep state of the Federation. There are some things that for the good of the Federation must be done in the dark. The General is a veteran of many wars and will do whatever needs to be done to protect the Federation, even if it doesn’t know what it really needs protecting from. A surgical blade, or hammer, wielded free of cloying politics and naysayer pacifists. A contingent of independent human mercenaries fighting for creds is no dependable Drax Republican Guard, but it does bring one irreplaceable advantage to the table. Plausible deniability. [The General]


Prince of Meggido – The Captain’s Solar – 20th Cycle March 2230AD

“Come back to bed, dear…”

“In a little while, Zita.” The Captain replied, not unkindly. “I’m a bit busy right now.”

“Those dataslates will still be there when you finish your next sleep cycle.”

“Worse, they’ll have friends."

“They’re inanimate objects, incapable of forming close personal social relationships. …Let alone reproducing.”

“I know Zita it’s a… it’s just a turn a phrase.”

“Oh, is this another one of your fascinating human ‘sayings’?” Zita-Xenobiology-Major stirred, now quite awake. “Let me just get my journal, I have to make write this down. My friend Chis-Xenosociology-Understudy and I often compare notes. Say it again please, for the record?”

“Not now, Zita.” Zita-Xenobioloy-Major. Not Zita the Xenobiology Major. Zita-Xenobiology-Major. Zita for short. Her name quite literally translated into the equivalent of a human academic degree. Coryx names were funny like that. ”I told you, I’m busy.”

“…not even for Science?”

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The Captain ignored her, reviewing the reports on this Employer. He wasn’t about to sign on with any kind of significant contract without doing some exhaustive background checks first. If the Company was being hired to hide skeletons in closets, it paid to know just how big that closet was and how many skeletons were already in there.

“Tell me about this Drax General… Erim’O’Jusk.”

“You’re no fun, dear.” Zita stood at The Captain’s shoulder, checking her facelift was still properly in place before peering closely at image on the dataslate. “Oh her? I’ve seen her before on the newslinks. War hero from the Third Faenwedhe Incursion, got into politics or something after the Harmonious Accords some fifteen years ago. Very unpopular with the Pacifist factions. I think someone made a holovid of her… ‘Tears of the Trinary Suns’, it was very [untranslatable=action/documentary=?]. A little dramatic for my tastes, and they completely got Kroll biology all wrong. Their saliva -is- slightly acidic but not enough to damage skin tissue and you’d think the producer would have done some research if they were going to make a 3-hour long…”

The Captain was only half-listening as he continued to prowl through the reports. He had even seen the holovid Zita was referring to, though the one with the acid-spitting Kroll was actually the less popular sequel. ‘Tears of the Trinary Suns’ centred around the evacuation of a Federation colony under attack by a Faenwedhe hunting party. He’d have to ask the Annalist if there was anything in the Black Company archives about that event. The Company had encountered the mechanised droid legions of the Faenwedhe before, but that area of space was the first to go dark during the height of the Rot’s spread.

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Zita was often a font of useful information, it was one of the reasons why the Captain kept her around, but in this she wasn’t adding much to what he hadn’t already discerned from the reports. An outspoken interventionist in Federation politics, General Erim’O’Urim held a lot of sway in the Drax Republic and among the more military-minded members of the Federation. It was still not clear to clear to the Captain whether this current contract was done with the ‘official-unofficial’ backing of the Federation deep state, or if the General had gone entirely AWOL with her own agenda.

It mattered little to the Company’s immediate future regarding this next mission, but the Captain always liked to keep one eye on the big picture…

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>Although the verdant Prince’s Folly itself fell victim to the Rot years ago, the orbiting moon of sandy archipelagos remains contested. The Federation holds much of the northern hemisphere, whilst the south belongs to the Savis. Of course, the two sides are officially at peace. But if the Savis were to stoop so low as to use proxy mercenaries to seize the northern capital… [Contract from the General] + [The Kaskarra Blitz]

>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]

>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]
Fuck the foxes, also more potential manpower for the Company?

>>4692923
>>Although the verdant Prince’s Folly itself fell victim to the Rot years ago, the orbiting moon of sandy archipelagos remains contested. The Federation holds much of the northern hemisphere, whilst the south belongs to the Savis. Of course, the two sides are officially at peace. But if the Savis were to stoop so low as to use proxy mercenaries to seize the northern capital… [Contract from the General] + [The Kaskarra Blitz]
>>4692920
A FUCKIN BUGFUCKER

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

>>4692917
as long as it has a tiny chance of inflicting CAS im game

>>4692923
>Captain/Qm is a bugfucker

Into the airlock with him, seriously though as far as the next contract goes we're looking at

>A potential brushfire conflict
>Puppet state coup
>Proxy rebellion

tempting choices but I'll go with

>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

>>4692923
>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]


First vote:>>4691638

>>4692923
>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]
Got me at pre-FTL civilization in world war.

>>4692932
Just think, Crab Nazis.

>>4692923

>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]

>>4691610
Me.

>>4692934
First World War krigga.

We’re gonna either be blasting Crab huns or frogs.

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

Verification just to make things easier in the early stages
>>4691550

>>4692923
>>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

Turn the savis situation into further turmoil, giving the prince a better stepping ground.

Also considering the general, i wouldnt put it past her to have engineered the food delay and will ensure that aid supplies continue unhindered as long as we are gainfully employed by her.

me >>4691912

I'm sure none of these options will end up being full easy-mode but pre-FTL crabs definitely sounds like the easiest which is something I want to avoid.

>>4692936
It's space shit don't need to be in order. Crab Nazis with them fine fucking coats G. I want a sickass fucking Crab Nazi Overcoat.

>>4692934
>Crab Nazi's
>Snake-eyes just goes full Inglorious bastards on them

>>4692942
Only if she gets to swing the bat.

>>4692939
Frankly, that sounds like perfect for smuggling anyways.

Its a nominal independant, which means they shouldnt have any space navy, nor should there be any powers hovering overhead.

We could simply supply cheap human made guns to the opposing side, gun running for silly amounts of their precious resources since we'll literally be selling them (by their standards) solid military gold.

>>4692943
done, as long as each squadie owes us 100 Nazi crab shells.

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>>4692945

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

First post: >>4691570

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

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>>4692923
>>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]

Once upon a time, a Captain refused a man turned undead for the sake of the Company.

Now, the Captain fucks a bug.

How the mighty have fallen...

>>4691745
Moi.

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

Oh hey, it's Grudge Time for Snake Eyes and Boot! Also, skinning furry bastards is never boring.

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>>4692919
>Drax almost win for a third time…

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

In this one we might actually get paid AND help some enslaved humies.

me >>4691617

>>4692923
>>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

>>4691566
Me

>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

>>4692973
>Oh hey its grudge time for Snake Eyes and Boot
Yeah its why I picked it too. Its got the best possible character arcs for our squadies.

>>4692990
sitting in some hidden camp in the jungle, drilling malnourished slaves in guerilla warfare, it's basically what snake eyes was built for.

>>4692992
>Inflicting Savis slavers with Fallanam ptsd

YES

>>4692992
>Savis Fortunate Son starts playing

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

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>>4692919
>filename

>ruins
I think you mean "immeasurably improves"

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>>4692923
>>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

Plenty of opportunities in this contract, do some gunrunning, get pay, steal high value minerals, recruit from the slave population.

>>4692439
First post.

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

Time for a little catharsis.

>>4691723
Me

>>4692923
>>Although the verdant Prince’s Folly itself fell victim to the Rot years ago, the orbiting moon of sandy archipelagos remains contested. The Federation holds much of the northern hemisphere, whilst the south belongs to the Savis. Of course, the two sides are officially at peace. But if the Savis were to stoop so low as to use proxy mercenaries to seize the northern capital… [Contract from the General] + [The Kaskarra Blitz]
>>4692345

>>4692923
>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]
could have some fun stuff, also a XENOS that hasn't fucked over humans.
Might get some be able to get surplus resources from them/ deals.

>>4691824
Frist post dust..

>>4692923

>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]

Help the crab people become shining members of the Federation instead of the bugmens pawns. Mainly voting this on the basis of either helping prevent or installing a different puppet government sounds like the right kind of job for the Black Company.

>>4692923
>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]

>>4691814
dats me

>>4692971
>>4691624
forgot to verify

>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]


I know we just did arthropod-killing but I goddamn love the idea of 'going back in time' to a mid-20th-century conflict with artillery divisions, tank columns, trench lines and piston-engine planes that is suddenly having space-age technology introduced to it.

Dieselpunk WW2 with NazBol crab-people + mid-war alien invasion, and we're the invading aliens. DEAR VOID YES

Guys, remember that bit about what that species do for their diplomats, with the radical reconstruction? It's technically true that the Captain is a 'bug-fucker' but she is a sexy 'anime waifu alien'. Who cares about what she originally looked like?

Also can I say again how much I love QM's portrayal of the Yib'rak in this? I adore how well it works to cut against the stereotype of insectoid aliens. If they aren't mindless swarms or, at best, diligent worker drones with no individuality, it is really refreshing to see bug aliens who are more like 19th century lords of the British Empire; civilized, greedy and decadent.

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

>>4692923
>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]
>mineral rich
>fuck over slavers
>humanity making a come back
what's not to love?

>>4691844 first post
>>4692923
Lets see:
The Kaskarra Blitz: not a fan. Pretending to be the a mamber of one side to attack another puts us in a bad position. We will be shot at by one side and the side that we are pretending to be on will probably shoot us too. Not a fan of such false flags.
The Delmatii Intervention: Interesting. Een with tech from other races, the crabs wouldnt necessarily have as much experiance, so that would make it slightly easier. Also, we woudnt need to win the war for them, just stop the losing faction from losing or even turn the tables.
The League of Dis: Similarly to Delmatii, we just need to get the ball rolling and the job will finish itself. Also, we could get some new recruits, especially experienced ones.
THe League of Dis is leading in votes by close to 2 to 1 relative to Delmatii, however since im fine with either of them, I will vote for
>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]
just to keep things interesting.

>>4693401
>>4692923
You know what? Fuck it, I'm changing to Dis. I just realized that the crabs might be assholes to everyone, including us after we help them. At least with Dis they will definitely hate the Savis more and we can probably help any human slaves there.

>>4693331
>>fuck over slavers
>>humanity making a come back
>what's not to love?

First of all, there's no reason to assume that this planet has mainly human slaves. But more importantly, this is a vast interstellar empire they're going up against. A revolution is doomed before it starts. I hesitate to spell it out because readers guessing plot twists and outcomes before you can even write them is annoying but you may want to think this one through to its logical conclusion and remember that this ain't "Star Wars". where plucky rebels have limitless plot armor by virtue of being plucky rebels.

>>4693411
you're a real buzzkill

>>4693278
> Guys, remember that bit about what that species do for their diplomats, with the radical reconstruction? It's technically true that the Captain is a 'bug-fucker' but she is a sexy 'anime waifu alien'. Who cares about what she originally looked like?

You're not wrong, but she's still a bug aka the grossest thing in nature.

>>4693411
Personally I chose Dis for the chance to skin Savis. A possible successful revolution is a side benefit.

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>>4693411
>caring about noble ideals when you could be getting awesome trophies from crab nazis
Way more important.

>>4692923
>>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

But I definitely want to fight some primitive race next, that sounds fun as fuck.

>>4692923
>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]

Gotta have allies who can support us, first.

Then we can free slaves.

>>4692721
Me. Probably.

>>4693456
>compares himself to Jesus

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>>4693675
Hm.

>>4692923
>>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

Time for more recruits - hopefully there are humans we can save.

>>4691627
Linking back

>>4693411
A new independent ex-slave state adds another pawn onto the chessboard.

Maybe the Federation or one of the other major powers will back them to help provide a third-party option to the Savis.

You never know in intergalactic politics.

>>4693675
Did they eventually reach the level of moth waifus?

>>4692919
>even the qm recognizes the superiority of the bug
based
>>4692923
>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]
anon consider the following: crab people
>>4692529
Me

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>>4693761
>mfw the crab people rise

>>4692923
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]
I expect Heavenly to be quoting some good scud from Exodus and whichever book was about the Bablynians and Assyrian occupations.

>>4692992
Good point. Might as well collect some Savis ears while we're at it.

Changing to:
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]

>>4692935
Tism check on previous vote.

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>>4693713
I... guess?

>>4693750
The crab people have what we need, a complete and intact world, with all the support capabilities that come along with it.

Humanity on the other hand has tech resources and some remaining presence as citizens, even if it's just second class citizens, that can give the crab people access to resources offworld.

If we can retain control of the technology to extract and process the resources we just need to do so long enough to stabilize that one remaining colony enough to push out outside intervention.

Honestly, we both currently have what the other needs to survive in the universe.

After that, we can have somewhere for slaves to flee to, at least the leaders who can keep rebellions running in exile and suchlike.

We could offer to have one mixed colony committed to development, and once it's semi-independently sustainable we would switch to them helping build a primarily human colony that will exclusively or preferentially trade with the crab people.

It's the best kind of alliance, one based on benefits. We just have to make sure neither side pulls too far ahead of the other, at least long enough to stabilize humanities position in the universe

>>4693926
Honestly all humanity truly needs for a resurgence is proper independence and self-reliance on a suitable world somewhere. It's not like there are too few humans for a viable breeding population. The numbers required for that are surprisingly low honestly. The real problem comes from ever other major player pushing down on humanity.

Finding a proper ideal world free of any radical danger or preexisting xenos influence is pretty much a pipe dream though. And managing to keep every one of these fucking aliens away and keep them from forcing the place to heel would be next to impossible what with the utter lack of human infrastructure and support. Even a unified humanity at this point couldn't field enough power to give any of the major factions pause. And that would be even after humanity got back independent spaceyards and industry.

Which means if you really want to give humanity a chance you need to get leverage. And a lot of it. But not so much that whomever you have it over decides it's safer to just kill you. Or allying yourself with one of the other major powers. Which would end up with said ally trying to push humanity back down into secondhand citizenry again.

Fucking xenos. Next time a space-plague happens why can't it kill more of them?

>>4693926
You know what? That's a damn good point.

>>4692923
Switching my vote here

>>4692937
to CRAB PEOPLE

verification
>>4691550

I just want to get a new planet for Humanity

>>4693926
Honestly...we could just flood their world with millions of humans and take over.

Destroy the native crab population through war and disease so that humanity reigns supreme.

It’s shitty to them, but the alternative is the slow extinction of our species - I know why I prefer.

>>4693692
Switching my vote here to this:
>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]

>>4692923

>The rainy world of Delmati is home to a pre-FTL civilisation of crab-people, currently in the late stages of an industrial revolution and the midst of their very first world war. Too close to the territories of other powers to openly occupy, the Yibrak Mandate has begun supplying one of two major factions with the aim of installing a puppet state. You’re going to make it a fair fight. [Contract from the General] + [The Delmatii Intervention]

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>>4691727

>>4694051
We are a company. Trying to take over the planet is retarded. We wouldn't be able to hold it,let alone pacify the inhabitants. Secondly,other races would have issue with us taking over a planet and enslaving/henociding an entire race. Lastly, we ar a merc company, some some atrocities can just be excused as being part of the contract. This would be us doing it of our initiative. Not a good look for us

Can't help but imagine Yibs speak like this
youtube.com/watch?v=FYBZwHFVG28&ab_channel=Peepeepoopoo

>>4692923
>Although the verdant Prince’s Folly itself fell victim to the Rot years ago, the orbiting moon of sandy archipelagos remains contested. The Federation holds much of the northern hemisphere, whilst the south belongs to the Savis. Of course, the two sides are officially at peace. But if the Savis were to stoop so low as to use proxy mercenaries to seize the northern capital… [Contract from the General] + [The Kaskarra Blitz]
>>4692364
me

>>4694051
> humanity is on its last legs

> A few scarce millions left living, scattered in the universe.

> Lacks the power to be recognized as an independent government

> Lacks the resources to prevent the decline of their half completed colonies

> lacks the production ability to have a standing army, or even a levee force

Sure, starting a war on a fully developed planet against crab people with good enough tech for planet side battles where all their factories and fortifications and environment compatible with them .

Or we could establish contact, and instead of making them a puppet state we make them a partner state.

We give them the rights and tech to develop one of humanities decayed colonies, they provide supplies to the remaining human colonies allowing them to stabilize. We have like, at least 3 colony's not unsalvageable, so we could work with them to jointly develop the most stable colony first and have it be a mixed population, giving them legal status in the universe but dependent on their partnership with humanity who still retains technical legal claims to the Human Empire's colonies and legacy as a recognized universal national government.

The only ones who could offer that are the major nations who are all far too powerful for the crab people to partner with, or even trade with let alone allow them to start colonizing planets.

But Humanity is a very good partner since they lack the foundation of a developed planet, so there's no incentive or either side to withhold support from the other. Humanity needs the crabs to have the technological skill and knowledge to develop their colonies, the crab people need humanity to retain legal soveriegn status so that they can in turn be recognized by them.

>>4694165
Trying to get the crab people on our side will probably fail as well. It's not like humanity can offer anything the other powers can't. And no "Honesty" is not a valid answer. Since diplomats are very good liars so it's not like the crabs would know they were led on until they've unknowingly sworn to slavery or something.

Or until the big boys just push them into the dirt and take their lunch money and say it was a fair transaction anyway.

>>4694061

We are a company. That does not mean we are the size of a company... 1.3% of the surviving human race is affiliated with or directly enlisted in the black company.

I think it's quite possible for us to muster the manpower, considering there are over 100 million civilians on that one planet we helped out alone.

>>4693966
It doesn't seem likely that humans will go extinct as such in the near future, perhaps gradually over a course of centuries. But it seems like the only future they have to look forward to is as the slaves of uncaring xeno overlords.

Also though I didn't vote for it I do look forward to seeing a story with savis. I love the contrast between how cute they seem like they would look, based on how they are described, with how unapologetically dickish they are.

>>4694336
That does not mean that they would fight with us. And if we are a small race(which based on the pastebin, we are), we would not be able to survive a protracted war by ourselves, 1.3% or no.
Another thing, I doubt the Captain, the leader of the Black Company, who has had to make the tough calls to keep us going for however long he has been in charge, which, if you count his probable time as a lesser officer, is significant, would go and risk so much on such a grandiose project/pipe dream. There is better shit to do that has a better chance of a net positive in the long run. There will be better chances for a planet, at least better than one that's inhabited by industrial crabs and that has one of the three powers interested in.

>>4694351
>But it seems like the only future they have to look forward to is as the slaves of uncaring xeno overlords.
Almost makes you want to burn their worlds to ash.

'Cept the plants and turtles. Too bad the plants are dying and the turtles are crying. Can't even re-pot our plants to keep them alive. Worst timeline.


Can you imagine if the Savis were as cute as they looked? Yib's would have eaten them alive. Instead we got rat bastards. Which is good? Maybe. Definitely more interesting.

>>4694165
Anon, Three Pines by itself had hundreds of millions of humans living on it. There are probably more humans on that one world than all of the crab people.

Additionally, the crabbies have the tech equivalent of bolt action rifles and coal powered steam ships (WW1 tech).

If the Company can pay for enough humanitarian supplies to feed millions of humans on Three Pines - I’m sure we could throw some factories together to pump out WW2 tech equivalent military gear and pay some mass tonnage ore merchants to ferry a few hundred thousand human volunteers over to the crab world.

It won’t be pretty and many will die - but it’s better than sitting on a dying world waiting for the atmosphere to collapse.

You want to ally with the crabbies? That’s like the British Empire trying to ally with the Australian aborigines against the German Empire.

We outclass them so much it’s not even funny.

We’re better off just trying to take their world outright.

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>>4694413
>take planet
>everyone else who wants the planet or its people

When you need living room, the answer is not planets, but space habitats

>You can always build more
>You can make the environment 100% to your needs
>You can bolt engines to them and fly away from anyone you don't like

>>4694465
We don't have nearly enough in the way of resources to make that tenable. Nothing is as efficient as just slapping a box on a fat piece of land and then turning the rest of the place into a huge farm.

And something as big as a station wouldn't want to accelerate. Ponderous.

>>4694469
Plopping a farm on a planet does, in fact, take much more resources - a whole planet.

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>>4694482
Yep. And it can take a whole hell of a lot more farms, too. And you don't have to pay nearly as much to keep a house and the equipment running as you it takes for an entire station.

And the fact that blowing a big enough hole in the house doesn't run the risk of killing the entire population.

Don't get cheeky with me you little shit. I'll grumble at you with the force of ten thousand shitposts.

Forrrrgoootteeennn!! They're shitposting at each other again! Can you come sort them out?

>>4694486
Your point seems to be that if you already have a habitable planet, it's cheaper to develop it than build habittats. Which is both true and absolutely irrelevant, because the humanity does not have a good planet available. While habitats can be built from scratch in any place you find where the other species don't reach.
Also, I'm disappointed by how quickly you've resorted to personal attacks. Do you have so little faith in your argument? Apologize to it.

Okay that's it, none of you are getting a house.

>>4694502
>While habitats can be built from scratch in any place you find where the other species don't reach.
I guess your solution is to fly into the middle of nowhere to build your space hovel. But that won't be a good idea because once anything goes wrong it's fucked and a total wash. Absolute waste.

If you want to spend all of your time finding a nice hidey hole and building a sub-par space coffin instead of just looking for a decent place to actually stand on solid ground then you go right ahead.

I'll be over here cosplaying an earthworm with arable soil.

>>4694509
The lark lies upon thee. For mine desire is to swing from yon trees, unfettered and screeching.

regardless of cost effectivness humanity is too divided and scattered at the moment to make such a thing viable, humanity has no armed forces to rally, no one willing to finance such a state and is scattered to the four corners of known and probably unknown space as second class citizens, slaves or worse.

The best we know of right now is a aging captain with a mercenary company and a aging Battleship and accompanying fleet.

Cue Battlestar galactica theme

>>4694529
You seem to be thinking that there is, somewhere, a habitable planet that's in reach of humanity but hasn't been already claimed by another species long ago. I'd like to understand what train of thought led you to this position.

>>4694539
Yes. Which is why I want to kill the xenos. Why is there no convenient "Off button" for all of their nervous systems?

>>4694541
>You seem to be thinking that there is, somewhere, a habitable planet that's in reach of humanity but hasn't been already claimed by another species long ago.
I most certainly do not think that.

But if you want me to believe that then I would say to you that "Space is big and no one listens to smart people even in the future. Everything's caught up in red tape and vying ambitions. There could be many planets a stone's throw away that aren't colonized or even believed to be worth colonizing because of profitability projections, redundancy, or just plain hubris. And to dismiss the sheer stupidity of self-superior clods in power always fucking things up is to invite the laughter of the space squids." or something along those lines.

But I don't believe that. I just want to either kill them aliurm sumbitches or take our lyrics loving leaves and go. Lord knows they didn't deserve their shit hand either. Despite the fact they're weird as hell and probably drink piss.

>>4694549
"Take our lyrics loving leaves and go" is basically what I'm proposing. We certainly don't have the strength to kill all the aliens, so I don't even consider that an option.

>>4694562
>We certainly don't have the strength to kill all the aliens
Not with that attitude.

But nah what you're proposing is the fucking dollar-store version of what I want. If you're gonna go you might as well go all in. Need to build the super hubble telescope and start autistically scanning the heavens. Potentially habitable worlds are more common than most people realize. Just need a little extra work to really determine the truth of it.

There can be no half measures. No compromise. Failure is not an option. Not even death can be allowed to hinder. Humanity needs a new home and damn anyone who gets in the way.

But that'll never happen. So I'll just settle for killing the xenos. See how it pans out. Watch that sun set.

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>SELECTED
>The mineral-rich world of Dis has the largest slave to free citizen demographic of any Savis world. A somewhat tenuous demographic, one easily prone to riot and rebellion without constant watchfulness and draconian discipline. Trouble is brewing, a little expertise and some gunrunning could turn your standard slave revolt into a fullscale revolution. [Contract from the General] + [The League of Dis]
Some of these offered contracts are time sensitive. If you do not enter into them for several missions their nature may change or disappear entirely. I’ll try to write the options as obvious when it is the last possible time to select a certain one.

Dis is an arid, dusty world. It could be described as the planet’s natural state, though decades of exhaustive mining of the rich mineral veins in the mountainous regions has doubtless contributed to it somewhat. The gaps between these resource-laden hills and mountains are dotted with savanna plains not too dissimilar from those of Fallen Earth’s Africa, with a generous belt of humid jungles around the equatorial regions.

There is a certain brutal equity in the Savis way of life. Even a slave can be granted their freedom and a new life, should their service please their master. But for most, death in chains is all that awaits them. Worked to expiry in the mines on an industrial scale, discarded in the streets when they are too old or sick to continue to serve their household. The Gladiator Pits claim yet more, with the strongest slaves of body and mind pitted against one another and horrific alien monsters for the entertainment of the masses.

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There are many different kinds of alien species trapped in this hellish existence. Accri, Boscht, Salazan and even Human just to name a few. Humanity was not the only species to be cast adrift without a home in the wake of the Rot, the years following its spread with desperate refugees from systems everywhere were a slavers wet dream. Even some members of the founding Federation races are present, though the Harmonious Accords put and end to the active trading of their kind. The ranks of slaves are not without criminal or indebted Savis and Pect’Maxian sorts themselves. The Royal Savis Empire can reward any member with promotion to the highest heights just as it can punish those that fail it to the bottom of the lowest lows. A certain brutal equity, as it’s said.

Freedom in death is a more likely prospect than freedom in life. If a slave succeeds in breaking their bonds and escaping the backbreaking labour of the mines, or slip out from one of the many settlements lower in the valleys, if they somehow manage to evade the hunter-killer parties the prowl the plains to claim bounties on escaped slaved, if they overcome the threats of death by predator, disease or dehydration, they might just find sanctuary in the squalid hamlets that dot the scarce rainforest regions.

Ill-fated slave rebellions on a planet like this are a dime a dozen, the Company’s involvement ought to make it a little more interesting. The first step of sparking any revolt would be to hit the flesh markets in the major towns, perhaps disguised as slaves themselves. Then, surprising the Legion garrison forces sent to crush the latest revolt. From there, supply the liberated slaves with just enough weaponry and support to make a fight of it.

They’ll never win, of course. But the war will drag on for months, even years perhaps, bleeding the Royal Savis Empire dry before its inevitable crushing victory. By then the Company will be long gone, on to the next contract.

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Prince of Meggido – In orbit above Perspira - Supply Depot – 31st Cycle March 2230AD

“Ah come on Guerro, give me a break.”

“Quartermaster says no, Snake Eyes.”

“What if I buy them in bulk?” You try a different tactic, Quartermaster ‘Cartel’ Guerro was a well-known hardass. “You can give me a discount then, right?”

“Hmmm, I don’t know.” Guerro purses his lips thoughtfully. “Probably not, but I’ll just check with the Quartermaster. Oh, wait that’s me. No.”

“Frag me, what’s a girl gotta do to get a fair price around here?”

“Good question.” Geurro leans back in his chair and barks over his shoulder. “YO, GUSTAVO!”

“Chinga tu madre…” The response is pre-empted by a loud clang and muttered swearing further back in the Supply depot. “WHAT?!”

“CUSTOMER WANTS TA KNOW WHAT THEYS GODDA DO TO GEDDA FAIR PRICE AROUND HERE.”

“YO, THEYS TRY ASKING THE QUARTERMASTER YET?”

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Audible chuckles from the other Supply staff in the depot indicate this is a long running joke, one now made at your expense. Quartermaster ‘Cartel’ Guerro swings you a scud-eating smile, invulnerable to your glowering scowl. Voiddamn Supply boys, think they run the whole show. Looks like you’re not getting any kind of discount, and the rates you’ll find here in the Tradeway are still miles better than what you’ll get planetside. Most of the time anyways.

Time to pay up.

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You have ₡ 1300 creds in your account.

>Select Purchases [write in]

>>4694565
>I could build a house, but I want a private island so I'll go to the street and start killing passers-by until I get it.
More perfect plan has never been envisioned.

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>>4694572

>>4694571
>Stim Injections x 4 (1000) (max out our current gene implant)
> Ghost Helm (300)

So this would give us every genemod in the current implant (Predator) which would result in the following:

+1 re-roll to Leadership
+1 re-roll to Close Encounters and Wetwork
+5DC to Leadership
+5DC to Battle Round results
Resistance to venoms and toxins
Hostiles must re-roll 1 successful AV save
Lethal casualties caused by Lead by Example have a 66DC chance to inflict a further casualty

Ghost Helm would give us +10 to Firefight DC when using Wetwork and +1 re-roll to Wetwork

Excellent value for money Krieggers

>>4694571
Can you extrapolate on how drugs will function as far as potential addiction and downsides will function?

>>4694571
>Stim Injections x 4 (1000)
>Flashbangs (150)
>Extra flashbangs (100)
A one-mission bonus to compensate for Goldie's abscence.

>>4694571
Knuckle Switchblade, 300
Spidersilk Mesh, 200
Ghosthelms, 300
Codex Imperialis, 500

I expect a lot of sneaking around and undercover work for this mission.

First post:>>4691570

>>4694571
>Stim Injections x 4 (1000)
>Ghosthelms (300)

I would rather start getting the more permanent upgrades now as that'll benefit us more in the long run. I considered taking the Krieghast visors instead of the Ghosthelms but I think getting firefight DC up is much better at protecting our people than a mere +5 AV, and we don't exactly need more Leadership rerolls if we max out our current skill tree as we already get one from Tranquil Gaze.

>>4694571
I'll go with this Krigga
>>4694577

me >>4691617

The HFY kool-aid is strong in this thread.

>>4691745
Me.

>>4694571
>Stim Injections x 4 (1000)
> Ghost Helm (300)

As suggested in the previous thread, this is a pretty strong package that plays to Snake Eyes' strengths and improves the squad too.

>>4694571
>Knuckle switchblade (300)
>Spidersilk mesh (200)
>Extra ammo (50)
>Stim injections x3 (750)

I feel like we should stretch the creds we would invest into another Genemod just a bit further than unlocking the whole tree, by just dropping one we can acquire a few more investments that can keep us and our squad running a little bit longer.

>>4694596
I'd say it's less HFY and more "Aliens, fuck 'em.".

Because frankly, fuck those stupid fucking xenos. Bastards.

>>4694571
>Stim Injections x 4 (1000)
> Ghost Helm (300)

>>4694571


>>4694577
Verification in case you want to chase that autism for a little longer Forgotten:
>>4691550

>>4694581
It's a slim chance of something bad happening, but the more you use the higher that chance will be.

Not bad if you want to try out all the fun of a skill branch without investing though

>>4694602
right so trying it once or in a blue moon is better than habitual use probably a good fit if we unlock another tree in the future.

too bad it wont happen but thanks anyway.

>>4694599
I'd believe that if I didn't read half a thread of outlandish ideas to reinstall humanity as a political player.

And sad as it is, xenos acted pretty much like humanity would have acted in their shoes...except maybe the Savis. Hopefully we'd be past slavery.

>>4694602
Totally important question - is it a requirement for Company quartermasters to be spite incarnate?

>>4694571
>Backup Hard-drive 350
>Bonsai Tree 350
>Drone 300
>Haywire Rounds 100
>Pulse Rifle Upgrade 200

Forgotten, will maxing out predator genemods change our appearance? Will we grow claws or large canines or some shit?

>>4694577
This
>>4691642
Verificaėion

>>4694613
I’ll allow anons input for the aesthetics, but there will be -some- changes.

>Is Xenophobe
>Leaves hers humanity behind

>>4694609
>Totally important question - is it a requirement for Company quartermasters to be spite incarnate?
No but it looks good on the resume

>>4694571
>stim injections x4
max predator.

other than that I don't give a fuck

>>4694577
>>4694571
This krigga gets it. I'll vote for this.

>>4691723
Me

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>>4694571
>>4694577
Supporting this because it looks solid.

>>4694657
Fantastic art anon

>>4694657
Just fantastic, you captured the sly smirk perfectly.

>>4694571
>Stim Injections x 4 (1000) (max out our current gene implant)
>Krieghast helms (300)

me >>4691912

Forgotten, on another note, do the helms and krieghast stack or is it one or the other?

I kind of want the Helmcam recording. Its only 100 and I have a feeling that we will need as much insight as possible eventually. We can just gradually get more of them.

>>4694736
Probably after the upcoming mission. The 250 x 4 did wipe out most of our dosh and next mission we should be able to get the 1st recording.

>>4694736
Yeah, me too. I want to get that Insight.

I want more tacticool shit

>>4694571
>ghosthelms 300
>slick shades 100
>knuckle switchblade 300

>>4693232
verifying

>>4694571
>Stim Injections x 4 (1000)
> Ghost Helm (300)
I like this plan

>>4694609
>I'd believe that if I didn't read half a thread of outlandish ideas to reinstall humanity as a political player.

>desperately wanting and dreaming for your species to survive and thrive

>hfy

Still not seeing it. But I guess I can't tell you not to see it that way.

Personally I'd think humanity in a similar situation would have more alien ghettos and "pay me and fuck off" mentality than keeping the little guys in a cage and poking them every now and again. People have always been rather insular and tribal. Humans would much rather stay with humans than mingle with aliens. It's already a pretty natural instinct to stick with what you know. Keeping xenos around would just cramp the vibes. Kill the chill.

But I'm not a behavioral scientist and I'm not from the future. So what do I know.

>>4694989
The proposed ideas have been very HFY-ish. Personal favorite is somehow bribing crab people with subpar tech.

My two cents is that trying to think about realistic solutions is better, but as said that's my two cents.

Anyway, humanity has shown through history that it's perfectly willing to enslave (literally and figuratively), exploit and just be dicks to each other for the sake of ideals and/or profit. An alien race would be treated just as bad if not worse (because perceived as different) if it was in the interests of the elite.

Although I do find darkly amusing the image of Savis working 20 hours a day to produce Space Adidas.

>>4694571
money 1300
is most of the things we buy only last for one mission we should try to always get things that will last up char skills and buy things for our squids.
splice Operation -500
new mod is alwasy good

qexi trade tounge module 100
we going to be listing to alot of xnos tallk going to want to fully understand.

crack-jacker x 1 150
a little boast is always wellcomed

backup hardrive 350
i mean this should let us to keep bring Nines back forever if Qm lets it work that way

whitelake cybernetic 250
for kid to get them working the best they can
hopfully this means iv done math right.
>>4691824
frist post dust.

>>4695056
Ehh I still think it's more desperately latching onto an idea without thinking it through to its logical conclusion. People want to save humanity, just don't really know how to do it so anything is better than nothing. No one really believes it'll be that easy, or even work. I hope.

Being reasonable and grounded is fine. I like grandiose and farcical myself.

The key difference being that humans are human. Aliens are not. Even if that human is from somewhere else and believe different things, still human. Still knowable. Aliens just ain't right. People would probably abuse them sure but they wouldn't want to keep them around. And anyone who could see past their own nose would understand that keeping them around for too long, under a boot or not would eventually lead to problems. But I suppose people are notoriously bad at thinking for the future.

Do you think the Savis could outperform Chinese children? Spadidas.

>>4694657
I can smell the cheese and wine from here anon. Nice job.

>>4694571
>Stim Injections [250]
>Haywire Rounds [100]
>Peacekeeper Tags [100]
>Drone [300]
>Whitelake Cybernetic Arm [250]

I think "peacekeeper tags" are an excellent choice for this mission because we're going up against private guards and security forces, and in any case, savis seem like they'd be ripe targets for interrogation, giving them a chance to save their own tails in exchange for information or collaboration. Seems likely that biometric locks will be controlling some of the slaves, and if they have some bomb collar things we'll need somebody who can get those off.

Boot should get a new arm because that can be played off like it's just a combat upgrade, n-not because we want her to like us or anything.

>>4695272
>>4694571
whoops I didn't fill it up. add
>Knuckle switchblade [300]

>>4695272
Can't buy squaddie upgrades unless we have comrade status with them. I don't think we have comrade status with Boot. Thought it was just Crane, Nines and Convict so far.

>>4694571
>Drone [300]
>Splice Operation x2 [1000]

>>4695302
>>4692285
autism check

>>4695301
Correct. We should try to focus on getting Petals next. He is our medic, and we have a recent reason to talk with him.

>>4694571
>Mission Report
>Data Fragment
>>4692345