You are Elesh Phryx, rogue techpriestess and captain of the Sword class frigate 'Sword of the Omnissiah'. Currently you stand with your Chief Enginseer Advi, debating the finer points of how to spend your remaining requisition. Magos Grumman stands nearby, offering what advice he deems applicable to your conversations. "Captain, I believe that our best course of action is to upgrade our purchased engines, to an improved Lathe-class design, and mining systems to better deliver and use power. We'd be able to forgo the Auxiliary Plasma Banks and power a Sunsear Laser Battery on the dorsal mount. As for 'Sword', I believe we should remove the dorsal Mars Macrocannon armament. If we procure a second Sunsear for 'Sword', I believe I could bypass our lack of space and power by converting the two dorsal mounts into the equivalent of a dorsal broadside." Advi's mechadendrites flirt about her body with mild excitement at the mention of such a feat, while Magos Grumman suddenly becomes more interested in your conversation.

"Would that not result in a net loss of firepower?"

>cont

"Minor, but yes. We would also have trouble splitting our weapons fire effectively, but we have a small amount of requisition remaining. We could either upgrade our purchased Sunsears to increase their firepower; take the power lifters to increase our factory ship's production and cargo loading; or we could outfit 'Sword' with a medicae deck and the factory ship with extended supply vaults."

"What sort of increases are we talking about?"

"I estimate we could bring the Sunsears to perhaps eighty percent of a pair of normal batteries. The power lifters could bring the factory ship's production of a full run down from perhaps a month to three weeks time."

>approve Advi's plans? (purchase Sunsear Laser Battery x2, Upgrade Factory Ship Drive, remove Auxiliary Plasma Banks, Upgrade Mining Facility)
>choose options:
>1) upgrade SLB x2
>2) Sentinel Power lifters
>3) medicae deck for 'Sword', extended supply vaults for Factory Ship
>4) other plans

>previous thread
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18784785/

>archive
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Privateer%20Quest

>>18847756
Power lifters. They can also be configured to mount heavy weapons sto help repel boarders or to help away teams if necessary. Though I'd imagine we'd have to procure said heavy weapons (autocannons and multilasers, I figure) separately.

>privateer quest is back
Oh fuck yes.

Would the medicae deck be useful for making servitors? Because if so, that's my vote.

If not, upgraded laser batteries sounds good.

>>18847756
Definitely the medicae deck, with as many losses as we had in the past.

I feel a medicae deck would be handy seeing as how we keep getting us or our officers messed up and running back to the sisters.

>>18847808

do note that you lack any techpriests specialized in vehicles, and any such modifications could end poorly, though not "explode and kill people" bad. more like "oh Emperor why did the generator die and I'm in a paper can with no weapons"

>>18847808
Power lifters don't sound all that useful to me, to be honest. Surely we could just use slaves/servitors for manual labor in the factory ship.

>>18847903
Fair enough. I will yield to the other anons and change my vote to medicae deck then.

>>18847869

servitors are -not- created in a medicae deck.

medicae decks are for -healing- meatbags, not converting them into superior less-thinky-meatbags.

you do now have the basics to supply creation of a servitor, though. Once you get those nifty tools you requisitioned and start churning out bionics.

speaking of which, you have to build yourself a new arm

>>18847958
Do we also need to repair Athe's leg, or have the sisters taken care of that?

>>18847903

clearly something we need to rectify in the future...
also, seconding medicate deck for 'sword' and extended vaults for factory ship...
thinking about it, we also need a ships medic, a biologis techpriest or something similar...

Dunno how the vote ended last time, but being as how we are a swashbuckling, chick magnet... Errr.. Metal chick.... I vote style for the new arm. As long as we don't lose functionality that we had with the fleshy one it just makes us that more dapper. (I envision the stylish one like the jointed plastic model someone posted, smooth, elegant, and metal-y... A testament to the omnissiah's beauty)

>>18848015
I don't think we ever came to an agreement last thread. It seemed like a tie between style and efficiency.

I was also on the style side of things. Glory to the omnissiah and all that.

>>18847958
>speaking of which, you have to build yourself a new arm

I think we haven't actually managed to decide on a style yet, right? How would eachdesign philosophy handle that task?

>>18847985

Athe's leg has healed, though the wound caused some lasting damage. She can no longer sustain a sprint during combat due to muscle and nerve damage.

Athe has politely rejected the idea of replacing her leg at this time.

>>18847991
you are unaware of any biologis that aren't in the employ of the sector's Rogue Trader dynasties, though the sisters hospitaller may be able to teach the required skills.

So, we agree on the medicae deck? Sounds good to me.

>>18848015

style is one of the broader, more craftsman-specific philosophies. It could range from fine filigree to turning yourself into some sort of crazy flesh norn -like creature or modern art statue.

posting philosophies again in a moment

>>18848050
Well, if Athe isn't willing to accept the gifts of the Omnissiah when they're in the form of perfect steel, it seems like we'll have do study a solution that's more along the lines of the biologis branch.

Augmentation Philosophies:
POWER
pros: ++ Str, ++ durability, ++ utility
cons: -- Energy, BULK/Weight, INHUMAN

Efficiency:
pros: ++Energy, +Utility,
cons: - durability, -Str, often INHUMAN

Style:
pros: varies by design
cons: varies by design, often INHUMAN

Natural:
pros: +utility, concealable (with synth skin), +customization point
cons: - durability, - str, - energy

Balanced:
pros: favors neither Form, Function, or Energy
cons: suffers from lack of customization points


augmentation philosophy is an all-or-nothing deal.

you'll be able to craft augmentations using a different philosophy at any time, but will suffer a penalty in the crafting process.

INHUMAN will slowly make interaction with normal humans more difficult (Fellowship -)

>typing update now

>>18848122
I really like the natural philosophy, if only mostly because the concealable trait seems rather good to me.
Nothing like a tech priest surprise.

>>18848079
>fine filigree
Oh fuck yes. We will be /fa/bulous!

>>18848079

an idea from the previous thread on our new arm,

the form will look like a normal arm, but it will have hidden compartments containing interface equipment which will allow us to have greater control over equipment which we shall customise to suit us and our needs. such as, having a direct interface to our plasma pistol would allow us to get instantanious feedback on the condition of our weapon, it's current preformance, and posibally even an accuracy bonus. or in terms of our specilist equpment, we could direcly connect our cogitators to it allowing for a more efficient tranfer of design specifications and a possible bonus to our work.

>>18848250
Think that would be a natural one then with the customization. Just have slits in the synth skin for our cables that connect to everything.

>>18848354

precicely. alhough i would personally like to see a plus to energy or at least no difference...

>>18848397
As of right now I don't thnk we are having energy problems. Would be fine unless we mount a power fist, hellcannon and a few more arms... We just need a consensus on this arm and I'm moving from style to natural with all those hidden cables if we can do that because... Well secret compartments are still swashbucklingly awesome!

>>18848528

we could have a natural look AS our style and be all well, you have taken all my weapons from me.... NOT MY FINGER GUNS!!! and beat the shit out of them with hidden gear...

"We'll take the medicae deck and extend our supply vaults. You have command of all ship-related repairs and modifications, Advi. I'll be busy with my own challenges." Advi quickly excuses herself to begin her tasks, though Magos Grumman seems to have additional need of your time. After your Chief Enginseer departs, two more robed figures stalk into the room from a passage hidden within the chamber's far wall. You briefly consider reaching for your concealed laspistol, but your agitation is soon disipated by Canoness Irene's familiar voice. Familiar? The voice of an Order Militant's Canoness? Perhaps that is a poor omen for a privateer.

"Our apologies for confronting you in this manner, Captain Phryx, but some things need never occur."

"I understand, stranger." You briefly compare the size and stature of the third robed figure to Grumman and Irene, concluding that Canoness Laci's soft features lie behind the veiled hood.

>cont

Magos Grumman's augmented eyes briefly flicker before he turns toward Irene and Laci. "The vault is secure, we have little time before one of the Fabricator General's spies notices their equipment has failed."

"Then let us cut straight to the xeno's heart," Laci's voice is strangely colder than what you remember. "Elesh Phryx, we know what you are and where you hail from. By all rights we should have you and your crew purged and your assets siezed, but all present require friends and allies more than corpses. Athenia trusts you with her faith and more, and so I am willing to place my faith in her's." Both Irene and Grumman hold you in their gaze, while Laci's voice suddenly takes on a hint of venom. "If you wish to hear our proposal, stay. If you wish to walk away, do so now and we'll find another for our mission."

>I'm listening [Stay]
>Fabricator General? Spies? It may not be over for you, but it is for me, sister. [LEAVE]
>Athenia? Oh, right, Athe said that was her name before she needed that hug... [Stay]
>Yo holmes, to Belius Airius! [MUST LEAVE FASTER]
>This sounds secret-like, does that mean there is profit? [Stay]
>other

>>18848687
>I'm listening

>>18848250
you currently have a Mind Impulse Unit (MIU) that can interface with equipment via either utility mechadendrite or a reasonable length of cable that hangs from your skull like a braid of hair.

the implant idea for interfacing with a "dumb" item such as a plasma pistol isn't possible, the pistol simply lacks the systems to report such information to you.

For the hugz and profit! Stay!

"Athenia? Oh yeah, Athe... You know she has the nicest... Err, where was I? Oh, yes... My profit alarms are ringing and I've decided to make it a habit never to ignore them.". Then smile in that awkward way only a tech priest can smile.

>>18848687
"I wish I could rely on Athenia's judgment in this case but as she isn't here, I'm at least willing to listen."

>>18848687

i am already in you debts, so i will not abandon those who have helped me and my crew. I will do that which you ask to the best of my abilities.
[stay. only good can come from working with our good friends]

Not 100% familiar with all the attachments of a tech priest, but does a MIU cover most tech attachments we need? I mean damn, I've got 10 different cables and attachments just for my devices has the future actually fixed that problem?

If you're saying we can't have hidden sneaky compartments and cables I'll go back for style and having something swanky and filigree covered like Anakin Skywalker's hand (inb4bad movies)

>>18848826
Screw that swanky stuff. We honour the spirit of the machine. We need an arm that enbodies everything we beleive in so huge. With guns. And choppy bits.

POWER philosophy.

>>18848747

touche' . how about various small retractable tools, since the hand we lost is our favoured working hand...

>>18848873
To be honest, from the way we've played the character so far, I think power is the philosophy that fits the least.

>>18848910

i agree. Elesh is suprisingly concerned about her meatbag friends... and aquaintences.... and random meatbags....

i think that Elesh might be sectetly wanting to be a Genetor....

>>18848910
But... but tech preist?

>>18848977
Rogue techpriest. Probably the reason why we aren't with the mechanicus proper.
Also, while not terribly efficient, flesh tends to be surprisingly... fun.

>>18848977
An ornate, finely crafted cyborg limb is just as much a symbol of the omnissiah's greatness as a big crushing metal claw.

>>18849026
Ok fine. But the list of tech jammed into it better be long enough to give a techgasm.

>>18849145
How about a lasgun built into the palm of our hand like pic related?

>>18848747
Lulwot? That's the entire POINT of an MIU Weapons Interface!
Anyway, voting Natural. Remember, people, the greatest element is the element of surprise!
(On that note, we should be looking to cram a whole bunch of fancy implants into it; Internal Blade is the first one that springs to mind, but there are a whole bunch of others).

>mfw after three threads debating the nature of our mechanical arm, we are still no closer to reaching concensus

>>18849243
Camera, various needles, ice cube dispenser, a mechanism to deliver electrical schocks,...

>>18849243

if we go style we can have natural looking cybernetics, but we can also have customised designs, such as hollowed compartments so we can have our hidden stuff, but at the cost of strength and durability...

>>18849272

i believe the term you are looking for is electoos... they are like tatoos, but metal and for turning bio-electicity of flesh into electricity of machines

"I'm sure that you are aware of the sector's current fleet dispositions, Captain. With the surrounding sectors in turmoil since the end of the past millennium, this warp storm plagued sector has been a haven for pirates. Rumor has it that a rogue trader dynasty has set up a neutral port in a hidden system to profit from these outlaws, and a rogue magos has even managed to set up a ship yard in this system. The Navy is widely known to field only a half-dozen cruisers and less than thirty smaller ships, while the Fabricator General of Feophe is rumored to have a pair of battlec ruisers and over a dozen cruisers alone."

"Rumors? I've seen both with my own cogitators and augers, Sister." interjects Grumman. Irene sighs as Laci and Grumman square off in a battle of dirty looks.

"What my esteemed colleges are attempting to say is that both we and certain officers within the Navy grow suspicious of Feophe and her growing claims of fiefdom, and we lack the strength to act should the situation be beyond our worries. Feophe conveniently misplaces shipments vital to our infrastructure while Serentus V's orbital docks remain inoperable. No sign of the ship yard that should have been laid down in this station decades ago. Our system defense fleet consists of less than a dozen escorts begged from sympathetic Navy commanders." You note the sister's clenched fists have gripped the hem of her robe's sleeves.

"There will be time for such complaints later. For now the captain will live longer without further knowledge of such things." Grumman regards you for a moment before he continues. "Your actions in Saregin's Path have lead to Feophe laying claim to 'Righteous Flame', citing my inferior status to the Fabricator General. The sisters may claim the ship as a holy site and assert their right to the ship, but the sororitas are unable to posess warp-capable warships by Imperial law. They can, however, posess and crew system defense ships, and enough Navy officers will support this course of action once the ship is declared unfit for warp travel. We need an ally that can procure certain components and perhaps note how the warp and void are harsh mistresses. Even now a certain component has been located and requires redirection."

"We also have need of a like-sized ship to break our crews in before they transfer from escorts. We happen to know of a ship that fits the bill and requires crew at the moment." Canoness Irene smiles as you finally realise what ship she refers to.

"How long would such a thing take?"

"Two, perhaps three months, though our crews lack actual combat experience. Perhaps you know of a fitting captain for the job?"

"Our time here has ended, a spider approaches. Details will arrive via Athenia, Captain." Irene and Laci both nod before quickly making their way from the chamber. As their secret passage seals, a trio of techpriests open the main doors and rush toward the Magos.

>orders?

>>18849268
Jensen arms good, hidden blade, enhanced physical abilities, and customization options out the whazoo. ITs got my vote.

>>18849351
"As I just said Magos, I'm interested in acquiring some proper armour for my officers. Given that we're in a system with a strong presence of Sororitas forces, I had been thinking it might be possible to acquire some of their armour in need of extensive repair. That way I could appease the machine spirits by providing the necessary and proper care, extend my own knowledge and protect those under my care. "

>>18849351
Taking sides against a potentially heretical secessionist fabricator general who controls a fleet twice as strong as the local Imperial Navy fleet? What could possibly go wrong?

>>18849321
I want this.

>>18849351
>a trio of techpriests open the main doors and rush toward the Magos
Do we recognize them? Because considering the nature of our conversation just now, they could be assassins sent by this Feophe person.

Reach for that hidden laspistol perhaps?

>>18849351
>>18849341
Just when I thought we were set with a nice industrial ship and could settle down to a life of asteroid mining and petty piracy, we get drawn into yet more shadowy intrigues...

>mfw

"I'm afraid that the sisters are quite protective of their property, Captain Phryx. Such an acquisition is unlikely at best." Magos Grumman sighs as the trio nears, offering you a bow. "I'm afraid that more duties require my attention, Captain. I suggest that you complete your new arm so that we might join you with it as soon as possible, feel free to use my facilities if you wish."

As Grumman is hurried from the chamber in a small forest of mechadendrites, you weigh your possible actions.

>Answers, you want them. And You know who might have them...
>I require an arm! To the workshop!
>other

>>18849213
Concealed Weapon Bionic, Dark Heresy Inquisitor's Handbook.
"Using a pre-existing bionic arm, a pistol or a short, singlehanded melee weapon can be modified and implanted as a concealed device."
I suggest we don't get anything that can jam or overheat, though, those can destroy the arm.

>>18849272
We don't really need any of those but the zappy, and that's pretty easy to add.

Also guys, remember, we can add shit to the non-bionic arm too. Though if we're going to replace it later we should bear that in mind and not get anything too hard to remove/transfer... A Thief's Light sounds good though, for a start. Also Blackbone Bracing.

>>18849351
>>18849341
I for one smell great, great profit.

>>18849616
Though I'm beginning to suspect Athe has been keeping some secrets from us, we really need to get to work on that arm. Wouldn't want to set out on an adventure with only one hand.

And definitely advocating for some built-in weapons.

>>18849626
Or we could, you know, go all techpreist-like.

>>18849616
He didn't say anything about a custom order. Elesh would even take the measurements herself.

Anyway, let's start working on that arm. We'll say Athe once we're back on the ship.

>>18849680
A) It doesn't really seem to fit Elesh's character so far,
B) It's not really practical as a pirate captain (and eventually, so much more... Muahaha...), since we really do need to interact with a lot of non-AdMech.
C) We already have 3 Mechadendrites. We're doing better than that Techpriest.

Oh, also, I spent some time thinking of names for factory ships.

Purity of Purpose
Forge of Faith
Anvil
Harvester
Hammer of Man
Crucible of Faith
Starforge
Bionicle (I feel this name must be given to whatever place we decide to set up our workshop in)

i still think that hidden tools is a better option at the moment at least, lest we get a reputation for HIDDEN LAS WEAPONS!!! then our foes may take us apart to disable them all...

>>18849767
Ideally we wouldn't get a reputation for hidden las weapons, because if we ever needed to use them, there would be nobody to tell the tale.

>>18849767
The idea is we only use the hidden weapons when we have to. And then ensure there's no-one left to spread rumours. Remember, hidden weapons tend to not be particularly powerful, so they wouldn't see battlefield use unless we had no choice.

consensus seems to be on "Natural" philosophy

You have [quality] + 2 customization points to allocate (poor = 1, good =2, etc)

You may apply these points to either strength, durability, energy, or utility. the order you list your points in = priority. Final quality (and points) will depend on your crafting rolls, but max @ 5 for your skill level and philosophy bonus.

You may also dedicate your time to constructing a "self crafted" cyber mantle and/or potentia coil (or other augments)

You will be eligible for arm integration in 4 weeks time.
your Factory ship will be operational in 7 weeks time, 'Sword of the Omnissiah' in 4.
recovery time after implantation is 3 weeks.

you may allocate weeks (1 week = 1 roll). Final quality depends on degrees of success.

>bionics voting GO

>>18849767
Anyone who saw our secret plasma/lasgun wouldn't be alive to tell anyone about it.

>>18849861

can we work on other augments while recovering from having our cybernetic arm put on?

>>18849861
Erm, what are we exactly supposed to do now?

>>18849861
I'd prioritize:
Utility
Energy
Durability
Strength

The way I see it, this is a fine manipulator arm first and foremost, with a few hidden "surprises" as an added bonus. We have our mechadendrites for when actual strength is needed.

>>18849956

no, those weeks will be dedicated to the surgery and recovery therapy. You could have a cogitator or two "disconnected" to do something like calculate a math problem or memorize a chart or something.

>>18849976

see:
>>18849979

though that anon lacks a 5th potential custom point and input on time spent crafting.


please include:

customization point distribution
how long you work on bionic (in weeks)
if you wish to dedicated time to crafting yourself a replacement potentia coil or cyber mantle as well (and how many weeks you'd like to spend)

time is technically unlimited, but you do have places to go and things to pillage, after all.

>>18849861
>You may also dedicate your time to constructing a "self crafted" cyber mantle and/or potentia coil
I get that an upgraded potentia coil would supply more energy, but what benefits would a more finely tuned cyber mantle provide?

My admech lore is bit lacking, I fear.

>>18850023

well, in that case, i suggest we spend two weeks working on our new arm with focus on utility and natural looking, the next two weeks working on a cybermantle with focus on allowing more mechadendrites. then, while in therepy for our new arm (and posibally custom cyber mantle) have a cogitator run simulations on how many mechadendrites and augmentations our current potentia coil can support.

>>18850100
I'm okay with the suggested priorities.

What could we spend the custom point on?
Otherwise, I'd say 5 weeks, perhaps?

>>18850144

besides the knowledge that your True Flesh is crafted by your own hand, it could provide more armor, more room for utilities or mechadendrites, or even increase your carrying weight by changing distribution or how it supports the weight.

>>18850161
Our current frame, as in body, can support 8 mechadendrites. So unless you want to increase the surface area of Elesh's back, I think we're stuck with that number.

>>18850100
Let's spend 5 weeks working on our augmentations. That way, there will be a week between when the factory ship is finished and when we are ready to leave, giving the techs some time to work out the bugs from the new ship before we set sail.

I'd spend at least 3 weeks on the arm itself (since this is replacing our favored hand), with the other two weeks spent on a custom built cyber mantle.

>>18850222
Let's also increase synergy. That always helps.

>>18850023
cough
cargo
cough

>>18850229

i second this idea. points should go into looking natural and the rest in utility. the cyber mantle should be designed for optimal weight bearing and mechadendrite mounting... extra manipulators are constantly in high demand... especially among meatbags...

>>18850282
Can we use the equipment in the base to get a proper scan of the box.

>cough
Yeah okay, set the cogitators to decrypt the charts while we're recovering.

Durability
Energy
Strength
Utility
Utility
This allows us to cover the weaknesses of our method, and we will probably not need a full 4 utilities.

4 weeks (this gives us four dice rolls, which gives us a good chance of maxing out our arm given current abilities).
Let's not work on the rest of us just yet, it is unlikely to be an improvement.

Oh, and while we recover, we may as well work on those encrypted charts.

>ellath cortex
I think Captcha wants us to name our cortex Ellath. Personally, I think this is a sign of insanity. And thus can only be a good thing in the 40K universe!

>>18850282
>notable unassigned equipment
I didn't know we had so many nice weapons sitting around.

Let's give our officers access to whatever they'd like from the pile of guns and swords.

>>18850403

NOOOOO!!!! i do not think that Quien should be allowed plasma pistols and power swords.....
neither should Kelly for that matter...

>>18850423
At least keep them away from the multi-melta.

>Quien is drunk again
>playing with the melta
>hull breaches
>hull breaches everywhwere

consensus seems to be favoring 5 weeks of work with a slight favoring of full dedication to your new arm.

5D100 rolls, please.

Low is good!

rolled 83 = 83

>>18850472
I'll just try one. I tend to be rather unlucky with the dice on /tg/.

rolled 37 = 37

>>18850472
Rolling in the Omnissiah's name!

rolled 25 = 25

>>18850488
>I tend to be rather unlucky
>83
well, at least you recognize the problem.

rollin'

rolled 7 = 7

>>18850488
>>18850472
>3 Degrees of Failure in first roll
>You madmen went for 5 weeks.
Welp, no arm for us...

rolled 61 = 61

Dice for the dice god!

>>18850508
Normally that means rolling single digits on a 1d100 roll.

looks like if the DR is 50, we have 3 degrees of success, possibly 4 is we include our improved augments + bonus...

>>18850598
No idea. I would expect the magos' facilities to provide a hefty bonus, But who knows how diffucult it is to craft that thing to begin with.

You spend five weeks deep within the confines of Magos Grumman's workshops, striving to craft the image of perfection that lingers in the recesses of your mind. The first week is spent in frustrating failure as you experiment with various theories that swirl in your mind, but ultimately you disgard the results in disgust. Week two sees you laying down the basic structures of your new arm, planning your various customizations in your head as a new arm is born into existance under the Omnissiah's blessed machine tools. Inspiration strikes you on the third and fourth weeks as you lavish a kind of loving attention to every detail of your arm and call upon all of your training and intimate studies of the flesh's methods of form and function. On the final week you struggle to supress the flesh urges stirred by the previous weeks, though you manage to precisely eliminate any potential future stress flaws with the exacting eyes usually associated with aeronautica enginseers and craftsmen.

> Maximum crafts quality!
> Good Quality Bionic Arm crafted! 4 Utility slots, Natural, no -'s
> you guys can argue over what hidden goodies to put into the arm all thread, if needed!
> Roll 3D100 for implantation and randoms
> low is good

>>18850624
>>18850598
55 difficulty.
Int + skills + facilities
Int @ 40 something, facilities and skill are both +10, - 15 for difficulty, +10 for mechadendrites.

rolled 30 = 30

>>18850822

lets see how well she fits.

rolled 49 = 49

>>18850822
rollin'

rolled 96 = 96

>>18850822
Praise the Omnissiah!

rolled 9 = 9

>>18850822
Well, I'd like a hidden blade and a LAS-FIN-GAH! (trumpets sound).

Oh here a roll

>>18850976
>rolling 96 on the "random" roll
Dohoho.

rolled 19 = 19

we should have some form of dilicate manipulators in our hidden compartments, and a miniturised version of an optics mechadendrite...

>>18850993

you could probably modify a power sword's field to form a hidden "power dagger" within your new palm...

>>18851071
such manipulators would be fairly redundant, considering your utility mechadendrites and MIU.

>>18851159
I like it. That and the LAS-FIN-GAH (trumpets sound), we can surprise anyone.

rolled 2 = 2

>>18851159

but what if SOMEONE BREAKS OUR MECHADENDRITES and IMPRISONS US!? it is better to have them and not need them, than need them but not have them...

>>18851263

a las weapon would have to be mounted in the arm proper, unless you found a digi weapon.

Recovery goes quite well as your flesh brain quickly adapts to your new left arm. Though an infection attempted to set in where your True Flesh meets your old around the shoulder, your preemptive application of silver fibres quickly cleansed the pesky microbes. Finally released from the isolation of your intense therapies, you set your calculating cogitator back as a slave to your main cogitator. Your memory banks are flooded by a series of complex calculations, though a few dozen posible keys have been discovered. You'll likely need to spend time with the charts themselves to be certain which applies.

Kelly has arrived to escort you back to 'Sword of the Omnissiah', and you quietly enjoy the intense interest the woman poorly conceals for your arm. "Repairs are complete, though we lack a crew for ... what will you call the factory ship, Captain?"

>Name ship?
>later, for now I must speak with:
>Want to check out by True Flesh, Kelly?
>other

>>18851370
Name the ship: The Metal Hand

And let Kelly check out your true flesh, wink wink nudge nudge knowing looks and glances, know what i mean

>>18851370
>Name ship?
Forge of the Void, perhaps.

>Want to check out by True Flesh, Kelly?
Well, we're going to have to test how dexterous our new mechanical fingers are somehow... I wouldn't mind if Kelly helped calibrate our servos, if you know what I mean.

It shall be named "Metanomiconominom"... Or "01001011..2" for short. Then wait for her astonished look, wink, then offer to show her more fleshy bits if she shows hers.

I like purity of purpose for a name

>>18851573
>01001011.2
>mfw
There's no such thing as 2, anon!

Wait! Isn't Athe interested in Kelly? We can't just take or xo's date without first inviting her! To the ship!

>>18851678
ha I'm channeling Bender with that one. That was exactly what I was thinking

>>18851710
Hey baby, wanna kill all humans?

I like Hammer of Man as a ship name, myself.

>>18851685
This is probably true.

Anyway, for arm, Hidden Blade, Concealed Weapon (some kind of pistol), Electoos, and some kind of optic system?

>>18851914
>some kind of optic system
Is there any use for this on our hand that doesn't involve secretly recording porn?

>>18851969

your utility mechadendrites have tiny optics for fine work beyond your vision

Ship names:
The Heavenly Forge
Temple of the New Flesh
The Blacksmith's Hand
Omnissiah's Hammer

>>18851927
Blackmail
Maybe as a multi tool in, I think most of our concealed stuff is for redundancy or ooh shit I'm captured measures... But I've always loved inspector gadget and if there is space I say we take everything we can add within reason

I also think we should get the thieves light electroo in out other hand... Mainly because I've wanted one in dh for a while:)

>>18851927
Shooting around corners, seeing into small spaces till we get an optics mechadendrite, getting a close up on what we are working on, possibly surreptitiously recording information of a sensitive nature (particularly useful given the intrigue we seem to being dragged into).
Awesome mirror, checking for stuff in our hair, seeing behind us.
Party tricks.

Also, depending on what we get, well, the Cybernetic senses implant has some good examples: "Basic and advanced cybernetic eyes may also incorporate magnifying lenses (counting as a telescopic sight, see page 134 for more details), a full photo-visor, and/or a system allowing the Dark Sight trait (see page 364)."

Failing that, I suppose we could instead put some kind of vox or tape recorder in there.

>>18852012
Apparently we get one built in automatically, without needing to spend a Utility on it.

>>18851989
Assuming we can fit our mechadendrites in with our hand without crowding the space, more viewpoints is still helpful.
Oooh, triangulation. That could be useful. We are the lord of depth perception! No distance escapes our judgement!

>>18851993
>The Heavenly Forge
>Omnissiah's Hammer
I will support either of these.

>>18851993
>The Heavenly Forge
I second this motion. A most badass name.

Throwing my vote in with heavenly forge as well
Optic in hand for all said reason, power dagger, and space for digi Las pistol in finger when we find one. Think that's the best, most reasonable set up

"I have several names in mind, but I'm afraid that my cogitators are conflicting over the choice." You cautiously glance about before drawing Kelly closer with a mechadendrite, "I'd have no qualms showing you my true flesh again, though I feel I must invite Athe as well."

The woman turns a deep shade of red as you continue walking, stammering for words minutes later "I- I was just, curious, Captain. I didn't have time to watch you craft the bionic like Athe did..."

"Oh? Perhaps you'll help me to get her to confess to such, then. I do enjoy the ways that information can be gathered in a friendly manner." You mercilessly tease poor Kelly for the remainder of the trip back to 'Sword of the Omnissiah'. Lingering thoughts must have taken root from your words, as she quickly excuses herself and takes her leave as you pass by what are now her quarters. Oh, how you wouldn't mind seeing such a heavenly set of curves crafted by your own hands upon a mighty forge. 'Heavenly Forge'... 'The Heavenly Forge', that might make a perfect name for your factory ship. Perhaps you should inspect the ship before readjusting to the ship's cycle, you seem to have switched to a nocturnal schedule during your rehabilitation. Or you could try to apply your cipher calculations to those charts. Athe might even be awake and ready to answer some questions. You idly wonder if she'd be more willing to answer if you dragged her to a certain room with a few choice bottles of finer alcohol.

>Calling it here for tonight, folks. Next thread on THURSDAY @ 8:00
>options for starting of next thread:
>Inspect Factory ship, possibly name 'Heavenly Forge'
>ciphered charts! Their secrets shall be MINE
>Question Athe
>Booze, Breasts, and Bionics.

>usual Q&A and general "voice complaints and such time"

>>18852216
Question Athe, we should get a few answers. Then inspect the forge ship.
Great thread as always OP, hope to make it back in time for Thursday!

>>18852216
I say we start off by questioning Athe next thread. Then charts after that.

>>18852216
The charts can wait for now. I'd rather find out what roll Athe has been playing in this intrigue we have found ourselves drawn into. It seems she's been keeping some secrets from us.

Perhaps we should bring Athe and perhaps Kelly as well to our quarters supposedly for the purpose of celebrating our return to active duty and the commissioning of our new ship. Have plenty of booze around, and when Athe is thoroughly intoxicated, see if we can coax her into revealing what she knows about this matter of the fabricator general.

>>18852325
I'm pretty sure we won't need to do much coaxing, given a) her past behaviour and b) that we were told she'd be the one they give information to to pass onto us.

>>18852171
...Digi las pistol?
There are Laspistols and Digi-lasers. We have the first, which are what you use as a Concealed Weapon Implant, and we don't have the second, which you wear on a finger as a ring.

>>18852666
Well which ever we can conceal in a finger. That's why I said leave a spot for later if a compact Las pistol doesn't for and we need a digi weapon.
Start charts can be reviewed later, but we just spent the past few Weeks Building, then attaching or arm... Need some "social" time with friends