>Megacorp Remnants: You are survivors whose ancestors were valued employees of a Megacorp. As such you high supply, low population, high manufacturing capacity, good research capability, and low war capacity.
>HQs, Megatower, Private Bunker, Fortified Township

>Government Remnant: You are the descendants of members of the some sort of government, as such you have a decent population, decent amount of surplus supplies, decent manufacturing capacity, decent research capability, and decent war capability.
>HQs, Garrisoned Tower, Government Bunker, Fortified Township

>Military Remnants: You are the descendants of one or several paramilitary groups. As such you have low population, decent supplies, poor manufacturing capacity, poor research capability, and excellent war capability.
>Garrisoned Tower, Military Bunker, Military Base

>Think Tank Remnants: You are descended from Corporate or Government research elements, possibly both. You have average population, poor supplies, average manufacturing capacity, great research capability, and poor war capacity.
>HQs: Garrisoned Tower, Private Bunker, Research Facility

>Survivors: You are descended from the people who survived despite the hardship and without becoming horrors to boot talk about lucky. You have high population, excellent supplies, poor manufacturing, average research capacity, and poor war capacity to start.
>HQs: Fortified Township, Tower, Nomad(may move to better location)

>>27723884
>Mutants: You are descended from the monstrosities that arose during the chaos: Extremely tough and hardy, penalty to population and population growth. Are allowed to start in wasteland and are immune to most diseases, poisons, and heavily resistant to radiation. Can experiment with many things to unlock mutations(be inventive/creative). Suffer from penalties to breeding and rep. low population, average supplies, average manufacturing, poor research, excellent war capacity.
>HQs: Military Base, Research Complex, Lair

>Bandits: You are descended from the evil fucks who did whatever the hell they wanted.. Average population, low supplies, average manufacturing, average research, good war capacity.
>HQs: Prison, Military Base, Spire

>Robots: You are descended from surviving robots who figured out how to reproduce(build) and controlled by A.I. Low Population. Poor supply. Good manufacturing. Average Research. High war capacity.
>HQs: Military Base, Research Complex, Factory.

>Tribals: You wonder around place to place. Unlike others you got real good at flourishing in many locals without what many others take for granted. High population. Average supply. Poor manufacturing. Average Research. Good War capacity.
HQs: Cave Complex. Ruins. Nomad.

>other: state your suggestion will post stats

>>27723914
You may vote for terrain(CHOOSE) and civ type also hero options will be given once choices are done(heroes give special bonuses as well as perspective). A hero can only do 1 action pure a turn. Also feel free to come up with fluff/ideas including factions/civ types it may even be used and you may get a bonus out of it too boot just make to include it in a vote or plan.

>Survivors get a bonus to salvaging and survival actions.

>Tribals get bonuses to scouting and Guerrilla warfare.

>Remnants start with a Tech specialty and gain a special unit because of this

>Government Civ is balanced but doesn't excel at anything till late game.

>Military civ is poor at Manufacture and Research early game but starts with a fortified base and lots of weaponry and trained personnel.

>Mutants get access to 1 free mutation(make one up) plus unnatural endurance thus can survive in areas that would kill normal humans. Unfortunately they suffer from a severe rep penalty(humies fucking HATE you, bandits don't like you and other mutants may see you as competition) and breeding issues.

>bandits have the special ability to auto upgrade their forces thanks to their life style(other factions have to spend resources AND a turn to do so bandits just do resources) however they are unable to make their own supply(must raid or something) and suffer a reputation penalty. *WARNING* white knight choices will be vetoed you are EVIL, but that doesn't mean you can't be smart/clever about it *WARNING*.

>robots cannot produce without resources as they do not breed. Suffer rep penalty but do not suffer the weaknesses of the flesh.

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>>27723865
Damn it hate it when image turns out tiny.

In any case first to 5 votes is chosen.

Feel free to come up with ideas/fluff. Which may warrant a bonus and I will post stats for them.

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In 'light' of the fact, that the area is known to be poor in resource I would like to propose a faction that is not reliant on resources to a large or even small degree, and is highly efficient at turning even minute amounts resource for almost all their basic needs.

But imagine if you will, a chip the size of a pinhead that can project a solid holographic computer interface. A ring that can be fitted on ones finger that can project a holographic image of a laser rifle. Then imagine that holographic image synthesizing into a real deadly weapon. Or a small machine the size of a briefcase that can project a field of shields and solid energy into a tank, a plane, or even a building

This is Aduro Industries.

>Megacorp "Aduro Industries"
Aduro Industries and Umbra Corp, as one can expect of such named companies, shared a bitter rivalry that spans well before the fall. Always regraded as equals, even at their peak, their rivalry had great influence on the economic world. Where Umbra Corp specialized in biological research, often shady or ethically questionable at the time, Aduro Industries specialized in technological research and in particular, energy research. They were rather more public with their works, often doing many fancy PR stunts (when the president's daughter was afraid of the dark, Aduro industries invented a bed made of LIGHT for her to sleep on [sadly to say it was kinda "hard and lumpy", and she found she couldn't sleep when it was too bright]), another instance was inventing flowers that perpetually glow. Instead of streetlamps for parks, entire gardens of these flowers were grown. You wouldn't believe the shitstorm that happened when we invented "lightsabers" (not exactly, but they work the same and are close enough). Aduro Corp often proclaimed the glittering shining cities of light of the pre-fall world their creation (but to be truthful, the mega cities would've also been unsustainable Umbra Corp's without discoveries in the meidcal and biofield).

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>>27724093
Their greatest achievement was to be the first "resource independant" company. Though this was a bending of truth, they were still a company whose assets were 90% energy based 'light material' over actual material assets. They labaled themelves "synthesizers" or "generators" over a manufacturer. Rather than purchasing resources for production, they generated energy from natural sources towards energy mass production. What little solid material they needed, which to other companies wouldn't sustain their factories for an hour, they valued on their ability to efficiently to only need tiny amounts of solid material in their technology. One company motto is "light makes right". The less heavy material used, the more energy, the better. They found out how to make 99.99% efficient engines (losing energy to waste heat in your reactions? You're not using an Aduro Industries engine!). Recyclying and maximizing eficieny from even the smallest resource is so embedded in the culture, wastefulness is a sin in the corporate cult (more on that later). Their ability to reverse the formula E=mc^2, and turn mass into energy even up to fall vehemently angered the scienfitic community.

The oldworld Government was interested in their energy research. Lasers tanks (tanks made of LASERS), microwave satellites, these were small fry . They competed directly against Umbra Corp for government contracts, often savagely (fucking Umbra Corp, stole one of OUR reactor techs to invent a monster that can turn meat and plants into something as powerful as nuclear energy). At it's peak, it planned to unveil a generator that "drew energy from outside the known universe". Itcould make any reaction end with have MORE energy than it started with. Sadly, before they could, the end of the world abruptly occured. Since the fall, much knowledge of that particular project was lost but ever since the numerous remants have been vying for even a shred of proof of its existence.

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>>27724144
One such remnant, ours, would hail from branch which had completed the "Mentis Industria" project. More importantly, is "Mentis Industria". It is based on oldworld and recent experimentation into the wavelengths and energies of the human brain (originally designed on the idea the human brain can function as a passive batter["using it to wake coma patients? That's Umbra Corp talk!"]). In effect, they have discovered a way to artificially and technologically replicate the 'hivemind' that is more commonly found through biological mutation. This means that mutation is not a prerequisite for joining (however the same consent rules apply). Psionic users are therefore dependant upon both mutation and personal willpower, and as such numerous CEO's ellected throughout the industries post fall history have been traditionally powerful mutants (though there have been exceptions of highly psionically active humans). Although some humans still form part of their ranks, a vast majority are mutants whose bodies have learned to adapt to the, often toxic to humans, energy that pervades the facility.

Some concerns about Mentis Industria is that it seems to be influenced by the so called "otherworldy source" of energy. Rumor has it several other hiveminds . In particular, the terrifying late Memor or the Think Tank remnants of vault 101. Personally this is a load of baloney. Even if it were so, look how much good the otherworldly source did for them? The Memor achieved their goal of being the most reviled species in the world, their name is a word that has largely replaced "evil" (why do people joke about them being after 'peace and prosperity' again?), and the Think Tank remnants of V101 are smart motherfuckers. Surely the otherworldy source will lead us to glory.

>>27724093
I support this.

>>27724175
>Possible traits
>"Light makes right" - Maximized resource profit. This is a company that is built on a foundation of using the least amount of material resource, in fact often having little material resources at all, in favor of generating or synthesizing from energy. Not bullets, but lasers. No metal plates, but shielding. However, though the issue or resource has been replaced by the issue of generation, and though there is fuel to be had anywhere there are limits and imrpovements to be done. We are not the oldworld powergiant we used to be, but we strive to back there get there.
>"We sell energy and energy accessories" - Nuclear, plasma, lasers, chemical fuels, explosives? You'll never find anyone with the better of that type of tech than us.
>"A hologram not" - The ability to use vast quantities of energy to solidify holographic images into functioning models via Bose–Einstein photon condensation.
>"Material synthesis" - A company that specializes in reversing the mass-light equation e=mc^2. In theory though we can replicate any material we find, but more exotic substances requires vast quantities of energy.

>>27724216
>"Set blasters to BLAST" Energy Weapons/tech bonus and creations. The government didn't contract us to make lightbulbs (well actually they did that too but that's beyond the point. Did I mention we have lightbulbs that didn't need to plugged in or charged to anything?). We have the ability to research weapons that make the railguns, tesla coils, and gauss cannons of other factions look like toys. Nuclear energy? That's so 21st century. In addition, where Umbra corp made creations of flesh. WE created sentient beings of light, heat, radiation, and elemental energy.
>"Sheilds up". Bonus to shield technology. We INVENTED shields. Even our shields have SHIELDS. We have tech shields that absorb certain types of energy and use it to channel them. Around the time of the fall the issue of radiation affecting our employees (whether by vicinity to reactors or fallout) was solved by creating shields which absorb it naturally like a sponge to poweritself. Since the fall we were some of the few to enjoy a great deal of human population even amidt the most harshest enviornments. Not even the government had/has access to our shielding tech.
>"Children of the Sun." The Sun is worshipped almost as a diety in the corporate cult, along with several other gods of light. But to be truthful, it's use is far beyond religion. Here in the dessert, the Sun has been given the power to scorch men but ah, Aduro Industries technology can spongeup that glorious solar energy for untold power. In the day, we are strong.

"Aduro Industries, making your tommorow brighter yesterday."

sorry about the lengthy dump, in retrospect this would've been better pastebinned.

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i vote for Robots

because why the fuck not

>>27724093
Umbra Corp became so powerful thanks to their formidable ability to their many connections and general shadiness which isn't even including their sucking up ability to governments ect. They originally started as a company mass producing the usual variety of goods. Basic nothing special back then they were known as Ali Family Company. Until one day they invested heavily and doing ruthless and even outright vicious hostile Takeovers countless companies got gutted or absorbed. People considered the company mad at first it seemingly came out of nowhere and it was believed about to die they thought Umbra could not afford it or make to many enemies. What they didn't know is that Umbra had many shady and government contracts which fueled this sudden growth and protected them. They became giant in medical, life, home, protection and even weapons technology. Basically they were who you went to if you needed lives saved or taken.

>>27724275
Aw really, I could've known that earlier.
If I change the company histories around a bit to match the real one, would you or is my idea blown out of the water

Rolled 34

>>27724093
Damn, you really put effort into that. Shit that is an interesting idea.
Also fuck umbra corp

>>27724273
Robots are good too. Like hivemind, but not.

Rolled 78

>>27724275
Sounds like Black Mesa and Umbrella on roids.
Anon's Aduro corp sounds a lot like Aperture Science.

Huge scientific discovery out of nowhere, and then huge big business.

>>27724273
Yes, robots have my vote as well.

>>27724330
Clearly I must have done something right if anons hate Umbra so much. Especially considering the pathetic amount of screen time they got.

>>27724427
>>27724273
Fine, lets go with robots.

Rolled 85

>>27724093
Sounds interesting enough. My vote go to this.

It would be a waste to ignore this, considering the effort.

Rolled 41

>>27724427
>>27724273
I really like robots too, but
>Robots cannot reproduce without resources
>Poor supply

Last thread (the end of the Memor) the dice gods decided that this place would have a resource scarcity. If you can make a robot faction that doesn't need a lot of resources, than I'm good.

Rolled 45

>>27724448
Seconding that motion.

>>27724460
yeaaaah. robots would probably be baaaad in when resources are scarce.
voting for this.>>27724093

>>27724241
Its perfectly alright ideas and fluff is always delicious.

3 votes robots
3 votes Aduro Industries Mega-corp remnants

>>27724460
Yea, a faction that's low on resources, resource dependant, in a place strapped for resources.
Let's not kill the quest before we begin

>>27724460
>>27724489
>>27724494
Just because it may be resource scarce doesn't mean its material(more efficient then resources but specialized) scarce.

Rolled 60

>>27724093
It's got my vote. Some nice fluff there.

>>27724489
removing my vote from robots.

>>27724515
Robots need either resources or the right materials to reproduce is what I am getting at. Many things are possible you just have to be clever about it. I like to give extra bonuses for cleverness.

>>27724515
True. But last time we spent 20 chapters and still couldn't get access to materials from the mines.

>>27724552
>Otherworldy gods
>ever being clever
There's only one of us who was the clever one, and he's not here right now.

I think the vault 101 idea was his, it was also interesting. I wonder if he's made additions to it.

>>27724317
Feel free to change it around as necessary.

Aduro industries locked apparently anons really hated Umbra Corp[/spoilers]


In any case please decide upon a tech special. You may only get one. You also need to agree upon a HQ.

Also designed upon a terrain type(choose) and homeground.

Below are homeground samples.


Urban: Start with a large, gutted building with doors and windows boarded up, no reliable food sources.

Rural: Start with a small farm, less hostiles nearby, few places to scavenge.

Desert: Start with scarce water, scarce food, lots of space to build, more military and scientific locations nearby.

Forest: Start with nearby game and plentiful wood, monsters lurk the forests.

Island: Start in relative safety, fish are plentiful but irradiated, few nearby locations

Military Base: Start with small armory, reinforced buildings, old intelligence archives, MRE and ammunition stockpile, and tiny nuclear generator, but no reliable food source and attractive raiding target.

Science Lab: Start with extensive underground complex, scientific material to speed research, and experimental surface solar farm, but dangerous things lurking in some deeper labs.

Vault: Start with extensive underground complex, lots of raw materials, a geothermal spike, and a hydroponics lab.

Prison: Start with small armory, reinforced buildings, ammunition stockpile, but no reliable food source and attractive raiding target.


Feel free to come up with more these are basically where your HQ may be located in or nearby.

>>27724665
>Aduro industries locked apparently anons really hated Umbra Corp
Oh no I loved what you did with Umbra Corp. All that time they were pulling the strings on the Memor.

I just hate them for that same in game reasons.

>>27724665
Is it possible to combine them? If so I say we go with Island Science lab and our speciality is shields and barriers.

>>27724692
They also used you for experimental reasons and tried to exterminate you a time or two as well.

>>27724665
>Vault: Start with extensive underground complex, lots of raw materials, a geothermal spike, and a hydroponics lab.
Vault would be best suited for a Megacorp remnant. Lots of potential resources. We'd have a natural source of geothermal energy, and hydroponics grown from generated light.

Also I don't want to live in the *excessive* fear of the ground rising up against us like last time. Not that I'm expecting peace and harmony down there. But that lab science bonus man. . .

>>27724730
Your HQ can be located on island. Homegrounds are basically where said HQ is located in or nearby. Terrain is what surrounds it. If you wanted to you could even do a volcano(homeground) in the tundra(terrain) or something.

Rolled 12

>>27724665
>Vault
We need that geothermal ENERGY

>>27724665
I'd vote for a Science lab, simply because it fits with the Aduro Industries things going on, nice fluff btw. Abit wierd but I like the direction.

And because I'm afraid of the ideas that an underground complex would end up with us being besieged/locked in and FUN would ensure

Rolled 57

>>27724764
You're not gonna make that volcano explode now are you?

I'm leaning toward Volcanic dessert or island.

Decide(vote) for

HQs
Megatower, Private Bunker, Fortified Township

Homeground(gave some samples can choose that or other)

Terrain(choose whatever)

>>27724665
VAULT

We Fallout now

Is it a social experiment

>>27724832
Megatower Science lab Island or possibly private bunker. But preferably megatower.

Rolled 78

>>27724854
Social experiment? Nay, a an experimental business venture.

So basically yes

Rolled 4

>>27724873
Megatower Science lab Island
This sounds more than a little awesome.

>>27724832
>HQ
>Megatower (dat shields)

>Terrain. Volcanic desert

>Vault

Rolled 51

>>27724899
Don't forget the volcano.

>>27724908
I'm leaning to this, but can take >>27724873

>>27724832
Private Bunker Science Lab
Rural

Idea being that its an on-ground research facility of no huge importance, but secure and out of the way incase of (back in the day) industrial espionage

Rolled 100

>>27724923
I wonder what kind of mutant would develop in that volcano.

>>27724944
Oh, sweet merciful gods. Also, dat wasted 100

>>27724854
>Vault
>Social Experiment

Oooh, can we be like a scaled up Universe 25? It was supposed to be a little mouse utopia, the results were... interesting.

>"After day 600, the male mice just stopped defending their territory, listless mice congregated in the centres of the Universe. These gangs would burst into pointless and sporadic violence. Females stopped reproducing and even started attacking their own young. Mortality rose phenomenally. Roaming mice either attacked or attempted to mount others, irrespective of relation or gender, cannibalism and other acts of depravity consumed them. These were the feral ones. Then there were the ‘beautiful ones.’

>The ‘beautiful ones’ withdrew themselves ever so quietly, removing themselves from the sick society. Solitary pursuits began to define them; eating, drinking and grooming among others. No scars on their back or hairs out-of-place, these mice behaved like a separate race. They saw the world through their narrow scopes, as they tossed, turned and tried to cope."

Rolled 31

>>27724929
Private Bunker Science Lab in a Rural place.

With a volcano.

>>27725009
Why not work towards MAKING a volcano?

I mean, get enough power bumped into the ground, and shit will start to melt. Perfect logic incase we happen to be not-to-sane, perhaps some snacking on the medical stash?

Rolled 87

>>27725000
Aduro Industries, going with the whole efficiency complex, would probably take great measures against over population.

Then again, it's not as if much of the post fall world can support something like that.

Rolled 30

>>27725056
Heh, if we get powerful enough we could.

But the point of the volcano was to draw natural geothermal energy from the ground, rather than . . .whatever you use a volcano for. Energy is vital to our civ.

Rolled 38

>>27724944
Dice gods approved, linked to >>27724908.
I'ma go with the will of the gods.

>>27725096
Yea, we need the geothermal energy. So we must make us some geothermal energy!
Does it make any sense, at all...nope?

is it a fairly thematic for a not so sane post-apoc setting? Why the hell not, history is full of people wanting things for less reasonable...reasons...

Rolled 8 + 2

>>27724665
>Rural: Start with a small farm, less hostiles nearby, few places to scavenge.

We do walking dead now and we shall name it Hershal's farm

MFW all the votes for the decided choices are more or less even. All hovering around 3-4 votes.

>>27725181
I'd say, science lab guy btw, then you pick the one you think would make for the best story and lets get this partybuss rolling

>>27725260
(as long that is a megatower island) nah really. just go with what would be best ^^

>>27724908
My vote goes to this.

Rolled 46

>>27724908

>>27724832
Megatower HQ locked

Homeground Vault Locked

Terrain Volcanic Desert

Holy hell

What is tech speciality? After that the game shall BEGIN.

>>27725445
Shields and barriers

>>27725445
In addition to tech specialty you may choose 1 trait you get as a bonus thanks to delicious fluff/idea.

>>27724317
Looking forward to that update anon(get another bonus).

>>27725491
seconded

Rolled 29

>>27725445
Shield, barrier and >"We sell energy and energy accessories" from >>27724241

>>27725498
>may choose 1 trait
Can we be fledling psychers?

>>27725445
SHIELDS UP! would be the fluffy choice, tho the madman in me would like "Set blasters to Blast"...but shields gets my vote

>>27725498
Anti-matter production. Aaaand there goes our energy needs ^^ (provided we can produce it effectively enough) and gives us a great weapon.

>>27725580
To much, to high end. Doesnt mesh with the fluff so far. Also, to high end imp

What color do you want your faction to be on the map? Need to know for reasons.

>>27725653
Dark blue

>>27725653
Blue-white, electricity. Energy.

Failing that, yellow for the sun and the classical energy supplier

>>27725653
Pink-to signify that it has soaked in the blood of our enemies

>>27725739
!?
We are an energy company, a research firm.
not the jarheaded morons who gone rogue

>>27725759
you are a nigger though

Rolled 49

>>27725498
Well, I'm going to be busy for a while. I'd love. It's mostly gonna involve the whole "ali Family Company" being "nothing special" to "hostile corporate giant" from before the fall how fast was their takeover?

Also i'm going to see fi

Military Remnants

Rolled 2

>>27725653
Gold (not Ghoulish yellow). Failing that, blue.

>>27725786
*I'd love to participate in the thread asap.

>>27725809
You're a tad bit behind on this mate.

Rolled 67

>>27725739
Pink is traditionally zombies though.
and Ironically, you would be sort of right concerning how Umbra Corp was white last time.

>>27725498
>>"Light makes right" - Maximized resource profit. This is a company that is built on a foundation of using the least amount of material resource, in fact often having little material resources at all, in favor of generating or synthesizing from energy. Not bullets, but lasers. No metal plates, but shielding. However, though the issue or resource has been replaced by the issue of generation, and though there is fuel to be had anywhere
>>"Material synthesis" - A company that specializes in reversing the mass-light equation e=mc^2. In theory though we can replicate any material we find, but more exotic substances requires vast quantities of energy.

These seem interdependant. We're especially going to need them because we will not survive as a traditional manufacturer.

>>27725653
Dark blue is fine by me.

>>27725920
I second this to speed on the choices, and blue was my choice so aweome

>>27724216
>>27724241
>mfw such good traits, it pains me to choose one over the other

In the short term, i think "Light Makes Right" would be the most useful. We'll have to conserve carefully. We can research the rest later.

>>27725952
Agreed.

>>27725952
I agree to this.

Rolled 39

>>27726008
Et tu, Brute?

>>27725952
Seconded. Hope the fluff anon comes back soon with the update for that second bonus.

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Here is the map

Special Tech lock Shields- you have access to special forceshields and barriers.

Special Unit- Smart Shielders(floats around and intelligently blocks/protects

Trait-undecided(make one up)

Choose a hero

Scientist(option sacrifice trait unlocks mad scientist)
Borg(trait sacrifice unlocks military grade)
CEO(Trait sacrifice allows access to special connections)
A.I. (trait sacrifice insures loyalty without 'reinforcement' and protocols)
Other(make one up will give stats)

Turn 1
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
5 resource points

Population: 100
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives.
Technology: Advanced Shields. Advanced Barriers.
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal.

>>27726154
>option sacrifice trait unlocks mad scientist)
yes please!

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>>27726154
i vote A.I.

>>27726154
I vote for trait "effective energy generators"

>>27726154
>Trait-undecided(make one up)
>>"Light makes right" - Maximized resource profit. This is a company that is built on a foundation of using the least amount of material resource, in fact often having little material resources at all, in favor of generating or synthesizing from energy. Not bullets, but lasers. No metal plates, but shielding. However, though the issue or resource has been replaced by the issue of generation, and though there is fuel to be had anywhere there are limits and imrpovements to be done. We are not the oldworld powergiant we used to be, but we strive to back there get there.

>>27726242
Well yeah, this one if not effective energy generators

>>27726154
Lets go for CEO, like a boss!

>Think Tank Remnants
>HQ: Research Facility/Vault
>Location: Desert

One of the more daring Research-Vault experiments. Vault Praespero was meant to see what would happen when a population composed of mostly scientists was isolated for an extended period of time with assumed incompatible technologies.

The Hypothesis was that the residents would divide into opposing sects of mechanical augmenters, and psionic-users.

Instead, the population solved the integration problems in both technology and biology, and technology and psionics. They also temporarily turned their hands to political science after this quantum leap, and engineered a tech/psionic combination hivemind. Using their newly formed perfect democracy (this brand of hivemind allowing for individuality, but also sharing of memories/experiences through central hubs), they voted to keep the hivemind, but get back to the things they did best. The hivemind acts as an unsurpassed means of sharing scientific discovery among the community, and integrating new members does not have the normal psionic-sensitivity or mutation requirements.

This miraculous step is made much less surprising when one is told that a brilliant scientist, known widely to rival the brilliance of the esteemed Dr. Volk, had been inserted into the lab on accident. He had recently faked his death to fool the assassins Volk would send at him for a while, and the experiment designers mistook him for an average scientist.


Benefits:
Tech specializations- Psionics, Bio-Borg Technology
Research Facility- Research bonus, Nuclear Reactors
Vault- Geothermal Spike, Nuclear Reactors, Extra Raw Materials
Borg Tech- Borg units are very NOT resource intensive, and able to survive in harsh environments
Psionic Tech- Psionic technology was a closely guarded secret, having some of the only remaining Pre-Fall records on it is of immeasurable value

>>27726154
Your Tower was built overlooking a lake(now of lava) that concealed a Vault. From which you emerged. Sadly being so far away out in the middle of nowhere greatly limited the amount of personal that was able to make it time before everything was put under lockdown. Tower is made up of 55 stories high. Rather squat by Pre Rift Standards but it was built to endure and protect.

Equipped with Mass Production Nano beds.

Highly Advanced Labs Shield Tech.

Good Labs for everything.

Beyond excellent infrastructure that both the Vault and tower contained(rather advanced too). We had massive stores of supplies which should last us a while. Security wise tower is rather decently equipped with armor plating and our most advanced shielding and barrier methods. As well as excellent lockdown capabilities especially in the Vault.

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>>27726277
psi tech

lets mind rape some fuckers!

>>27726277

Fuck, I was too late and the cheese was chosen. Goddammit.

>>27726154
We are a science section, so a SCIENCE-tist is my vote

>>27726154
Action:
Explore in all directions around our base. We need to know what's around us, co-ordinate this with watchers on top of the tower that makes sure that nothing sneaks up on our explorators atleast untill they are too far away from the tower. (and depending on how massive the tower is it should be quite far)

Rolled 57

>>27726319
Bah meant pre Fall standards.

In any case luckily once we noticed the increased level of volcanic activity and realized the lava would take out our lake it was drained and stored underground for consumption.

>>27726367
MAd-science-TiTs

>>27726319

Choose hero (Trait Sacrifice): Mad Scientist

Rolled 62

>>27726373
rolling

>>27726360
Sorry mate. Yours was interesting as well and I had forgotten about it till now.

But it's good to know the voice of reason is here.

Rolled 13

>>27726319
Well correction you have good labs in general. Again in any case you only get 1 action. Use it well.

When you vote make sure to roll as well. We use 1d100s high is better.

Crits do not allow the impossible to happen if CAN happen it does and you get a bonus as well.

Rolled 25

>>27726373
Yes, scout out our facility and areas and note the surroundings.

Remember Ramona guys.

Rolled 83

>>27726373
Yeah this.

We can figure what to do after learning about our lovely neighbors.

>>27726154
Trait sacrifice: Mad Scientist.

Rolled 61

>>27726400

Bah, the voice of reason is irritated because we're going to lose people left and right by poor decision making and lack of loyalty guarantees.

Anyway, I vote for scouting the surrounding area.

Rolled 21

>>27726496
We have a hivemind. Mentis Industria.
Only difference is no mutation required.

Rolled 29

>>27726437
Hero locked
Trait used up.
MAD Scientist available. The esteemed mad scientist who is obsessed with all things Energy Dr. Picli. Who one day randomly granted access and unlocked the vault freeing its inhabitants. Ever since then we reclaimed the tower. We still do not know however just HOW Dr. Picli pulled it off or even knew about this facility much less could get access.

Bonus Research(specialized Energy like lasers and shields ect).
Bonus Free SCIENCE Action.

Ability SCIENCE-Who says you cannot do something because it is 'impossible' or even more commonly not the having the 'proper' materials.

>>27726559
Add science action : Personal Shields for our men.

Rolled 48

>>27726608
Improved*

Rolled 68

>>27726559
I guess I'll save myself some trouble and start recording heroes now.

Do we have a hivemind?

>Basic 1
Scout the surrounding areas. Use spotters atop our tower to coordinate the scouting and try and keep ambushes to a minimum.

>Science Action
Research into Thermal-Resistant personal scale shields. Because we're in the middle of a goddamn volcano.

Rolled 87

>>27726548
...Just realized you fuckers are ALSO mutants goddamn it.

You may choose one mutation.

Hivemind tech is currently unavailable due to taking the special tech shields.

Rolled 72

>>27726656
Hivemind tech unavailable, but we still have the basis of hivemind yes? (albeit no prophet and no overmind yet).

Rolled 21

>>27726656

Hivemind mutation then. Memor-style.

I wondered why you let this cheese slide. Well you're stuck now.

>>27726656
Extreme thermal resistance or Increased mental capacity, let our guys do the calculations of computers in their heads, yeah, lets go with increased mental capacity,

>>27726693
I agree, increased mental capacity.

>>27726693

I still dislike you. I'll be surprised if we're not building a lava-spewing deathcannon atop our tower by turn 3.

>>27726693
>>27726721
thirding supahbrains

Rolled 20

>>27726656
It's technically not mutation.
>>27724175
>"Mentis Industria". It is based on oldworld and recent experimentation into the wavelengths and energies of the human brain (originally designed on the idea the human brain can function as a passive batter["using it to wake coma patients? That's Umbra Corp talk!"]). In effect, they have discovered a way to artificially and technologically replicate the 'hivemind' that is more commonly found through biological mutation.
>Some concerns about Mentis Industria is that it seems to be influenced by the so called "otherworldy source" of energy. Rumor has it several other hiveminds . In particular, the terrifying late Memor or the Think Tank remnants of vault 101.

Seems more like a sentient form of energy that can act as a collective medium for the will of the masses.

Unless you want to make mutation a requirement for hivemind.

Rolled 55

>>27726689
Negative at the moment you can however take the 'psionic potential' mutation as suggested in the fluff. It would provide a basis for it.

>>27726726

trying to build*

Rolled 84

>>27726730
Its not a requirement problem you chose tech specialty Shields. Meaning the special tech required for that is not available in this facility.

Rolled 3

>>27726761
You CAN choose to revoke the shield specialty in exchange for that psionic stuff.

Rolled 10

>>27726726
>>27726761
Oh it's alright.

>>27726690
I second that. Increased mental capacity would be more useful after we get a stable hivemind going.

>>27726726
huh, you do have a Point... with our Shields and barriers we could create a funnel leading into a energy barrier chamber in a lake of lava, if we then quickly reduced the size of this chamber it would be possible to make a giant lava cannon. I was just thinking of going the rule of cool way and make Knights that use personal barriers to become night invulnerable and then use 10m long molecule thick energy blades to slice the enemies to pieces. But the lava cannon is cool and entirely unneccesary asides from terraforming and landscaping purposes :D

Rolled 94

>>27726729
Fourthing it

Rolled 78

>>27726836
Sometimes I wonder about your sense of humor Shadowrise.

>>27726828
Can we get the full benefits of Mentis Industria (another name for Memor style hivemind)? If so I choose that.

Rolled 24

>>27726828
YES. Without a doubt, we need a hivemind (because we're so used to it and we're kinda in the dark without it).

Rolled 78

>>27726853
If you revoke the shields certainly. You will also however give up the mutation in exchange for psionic potential in your populace.

>>27726873
>Revoke the sheild

Yeah, naw let's not do that.

>>27726853

Don't revoke shields. Just take psionic potential and we'll research into making a hivemind later.

>>27726873
Keep our shield specialty.

Mutation: Psionic Potential.

>>27726873
let us not give up the Shields. The memor quest was really cool but let us try something a bit different this time. And barriers have soooo much potential :D (especially with Dr. Picli)

Rolled 32

>>27726853
Technically we're not even supposed to be in control.
I have a feeling we're the otherworldly source

>>27726873
>>27726901
>>27726902
But shield tech is within our immediate research capability. Psionics are not (or at least more difficult). We've invented shields before.

Plus, I really hope you guys don't plan to be needing the shields so soon. Planning to war already? (rememebr the war production penalty)

Rolled 47

>>27726901
Alrighty then, secoding this.

>>27726901
Thirding

>>27726936

Psionics are more difficult, but we will need the shields soon and there's no way around it. We're not planning to war, but the rolls mean that there are a good amount of monsters around, average zombies, and a bunch of rival factions.

Believe me, I'd rather have gone with my Think Tank proposal, but we didn't. We'll need shields/lasers immediately for defense/offense, let's just hope that we can abstain from full-retard decisions long enough to develop a hivemind.

>>27726693
Psionics were fun, but I say lets go with the increased mental capacity mentioned earlier.

Rolled 98

>>27726936
>>look how much good the otherworldly source did for them? The Memor achieved their goal of being the most reviled species in the world, their name is a word that has largely replaced "evil" (why do people joke about them being after 'peace and prosperity' again?), and the Think Tank remnants of V101 are smart motherfuckers. Surely the otherworldy source will lead us to glory.
It's a possibility

Kinda boring that you want to repeat Hivemind but very well then.

Mutation locked psionic potential

Scouts return from exploring the outside the base. Basically they state it is fucking blazingly hot. At night you get crazy shifts between bone chilling and furnace sweltering. Other then that they report is largely empty. Granted off and on you can see some random ruins or wrecks but its kinda rare actually.

Turn 3
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
5 resource points

Population: 100(25 human 75 Mentis mutant(or whatever name you want)
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives.
Technology: Advanced Shields. Advanced Barriers.
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal.

>>27727018
Exactly, we could also find other paths to a hivemind, like a chip inserted into the brain/spine on our men to connect them to a technological hivemind, then it would also be easier to install firewalls, program in upgrades, create interfaces to our Technologies and be less subsceptible to psionic attacks, the 2 possible disadvantages with this is 1. Hacking is a posibility and 2. EMPs could be problematic
.>>27727105
I Think with>>27727076
the votes are in favour of increased mental capacity

>>27727105
Correction
Mutation is not yet locked as the debate continues.

Same with specialty.

So feel free to come up with mutation and mutant name.

>>27727105

We just don't want the Civ. to end prematurely when we have our forces die in droves due to idiocy, then the rest desert.

Rolled 42

>>27727128

Increased mental capacity locked.

Speciality locked unless we get some votes in stating otherwise.

Mutants need a name.

>>27727105

>Basic 1
Scout out our tower and vault, see what the ancients left for us.

>Science
Research into thermal-regulating/resistant shields.

Rolled 49

>>27727105
Voting for psionic potential

Rolled 79

>>27727105
Action: Set up a metal extractor to passively siphon resources from the abudant lava. (let us actualyl set up resource production this time)

science: offensive barriers in the form of LONG blades.

Rolled 88

>>27727179
Sorry, roll.

>>27727177
That's fine, I'll have a right good laugh when we have an even higher desertion rate when the uber-smart people realize how goddamn suicidal it is to stay with us.

Rolled 47

>>27727179
Seconding

>>27727205
Hmm, we'll have to be extra careful then.

>>27727177
How about naming them philosophers? To reflect their increased mental prowess.
>>27727205
Atleast we have shields and an enviroment that would deter invaders. As long as we keep improving our Shields and don't get stupid we should be fine.

>>27727205
2 tips for that

1 DON'T forget to check the water before diving in head first.
2 Look for the Achilles heel.

Rolled 18

>>27727177
>The Enlightened

Rolled 53

>>27727256

Philosopher/Philosophae, or The Enlightened We fake 40k style latin now are both fine I suppose.

>>27727265
Oh yeah, and you and how many armies are going to enforce that?

At least we have some people who learned something of caution from the death of the Memor here.

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Rolled 23

>>27727265
Don't you mean
1. Remember Ramona
2. Don't hold fireworks in your hand

>>27727272
Enlightened works.

>>27727265
I updated an addendum to the fluff to match more in line with the rise of Ali Family Co.. If you have any objections feel free to edit it or something.
http://pastebin.com/u85xqFAP

Rolled 25

>>27727272
>>27727179
Voting for these

Rolled 57

>>27726154
Are those ghouls to the west?
Also do we get a line-of-sight bonus since there aren't (Tree's big enough to hide mobile forts) and a megatower? We can see big stuff coming much earlier now yes?

>>27727340
Yummy fluff its so DELICIOUS. You get another bonus.

>>27727179
We did a review of the Tower. Many of the flours were largely abandoned. Things got interesting once we went beyond the Vault door and into the Tower's bowls. There we found crates of raw materials and the nanite beds. Specially sealed waste and a unusual nuclear generator. Up the top we found that officiously there were 50 floors. In actuality there 55. The hidden 5 floors contained labs and a computer servers.

When we checked out the Vault we went passed the sealed areas...many of which turned out to be usually flooded with Lava and few others with water. We did however find hints that a part of the vault is connected to a cave system.

Dr. Picli started looking into the thermal shielding. We got armor plating that can resist trick is making it so that shields can do it as well. With that we saw Dr. Picli fishing in the Lava Lake with shield units...

Turn 3
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
4 resource points


Population: 100(25 human 75 Mentis mutant(or whatever name you want)
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives.
Technology: Advanced Shields. Advanced Barriers.
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear
Mutations: Mental Capacity

>>27727530
Radiation was detected there. Very high amounts. Entire region there is soaking in. The base itself is stewing in it and no words to describe the crater.

You do indeed.

>>27727609
Action: set up resource siphoning from the lava lakes.
Science: Learn how to adapt the Shields to bend light, creating cloaking units.

Am I correct to assume that we get bonuses to research/engineering from our increased mental capacity?

Rolled 30

>>27727609

What benefits does mental capacity grant us?

How many turns does it take for a population increase?

>Basic 1
Set shields up to block off cave system entrances into the vault.

>Science
Continue thermal shield research. Gotta get these working before we can really do much in our area.

Next we should work on radiation shields.

Rolled 4

>>27727609
Action: set up resource siphoning from the lava lakes.
Science: Learn how to adapt the Shields to bend light, creating cloaking units.

Am I correct to assume that we get bonuses to research/engineering from our increased mental capacity?

Rolled 82

>>27727705
Voting.

Also what bonus do you suggest we take? (thank you fluff anon).

>>27727688

Slow down there, we haven't finished thermal shield research and we kind of need that to go anywhere/do anything in the middle of our volcano. Also, we have a connection to a wholely unknown cave system at the base of our base. Let's lock that down temporarily at least, then scout it before we go about setting up any long-term resource collection devices.

Don't want to get fucked by a broodmother zerg rush from below.

Rolled 67

>>27727713
>Action: set up resource siphoning from the lava lakes.
This is an excellent idea pending we figure out if we have the capability or need the research
>Science: Learn how to adapt the Shields to bend light, creating cloaking units.
Also good, we could hide our base from prying eyes.

However, first we must establish the saftey and security of our facilities. This means protecting from heat, radiatoin, tunnel incursion (tunnels again? dammit) and such.

>>27727609
Also, if you wouldn't mind telling. How effective are our personal shields/thermal shields? Are they able to stop a bullet or dozens? Could our men survive a Quick dip in lava or just being near it?

>>27727754
>>27727745
True. let us go with that first, But I do Think we might have the Tech required for it atleast, If Dr. Picli was able to fish up lava with shield units we should be able to create a simple resource extraction system by funneling lava with barriers and then separating the different materials due to differing densities (just like how you extract oil/asphalt from crude oil.

>>27727722

Bonus? Maybe "Legendary founder, diplomacy and/or trade bonus."

On the other hand, I want to be as evil as the Memor were. Just smarter.

>>27727688
Resources don't work that way. As their basically an assortment of salvaged materials.

>>27727705
Mental Capacity enhances the brain. Basically even the dullest member is at least as smart as your average person.

12 turns for a pop increase(mutant members do a real number on it).

>>27727713
Partially yes.

>>27727758
A personal shield can endure an half a clip of pistol fire before needing to recharge as an example. Yours can do double that.

lava would fuck your men to hell and back. Even being near it would screw them over.

>>27727821
I'd prefere pragmatic instead of evil.

>>27727825
Could we possibly set up production of these assorted materials from raw materials in the lava lakes? If we feed the raw materials to the nano-machine beds they should be able to produce various items from it.

>>27727825

We don't have separate pop. timers for humans and mutants? That seems more reasonable.

Would it be possible to set up /materials/ extraction from the lava, once our technology is sufficiently advanced? I'm presuming our tech is very far from being able to do that.

Also, we need to work on developing advanced batteries quickly, so we don't have to bleed resources. We need to be able to recharge our shields, weapons, vehicles, etc.

Rolled 24

>>27727821
Trade.
We're a busisness now.

>>27727876
Pragmatic evil is best evil. All in good business.
Now now, let's not touch the nanites yet. We don't have an agent of Dr. Volk with us.

>>27727908

Unlike the memor though, we're corporate remnants so we have protocols on hand about how to handle nanites. He's right in that eventually we should be able to funnel lava into them and have it broken down into raw materials, even if he's falling into his trope of wanting god-tier technology on turn 2.

Rolled 55

>>27727949
One can dream. Just be sure to keep 'your hunger in check' and everything will work out.

>>27727876
You can construct metal objects easily and silicon as well. Plastics on the other hand among other stuff...

>>27727889
The humans and mutants interbreed like crazy is why. It should be even worse but you got humans.

>>27727889
Certainly.

Shields already recharge themselves. It was a recent breakthrough that this facility is equipped with.

Rolled 32

>>27727965
>The humans and mutants interbreed like crazy is why.
Dammit, that's genetic degredation of two species who function better independandlty. We need to set up proper eugenics policies in the future before everyone is this half mutant thing.

>>27727908
I agree with this sentiment, We don't have the numbers to be truly agressive. No matter how technologically advanced we are.
As for the nanites, I didn't quite follow the whole nanite catastrophy, but we are quite good with barriers, couldn't we keep the nanites in a well shielded room with barriers that kill all nanites that go through them and keep all our nanite activity there? I'm talking Barriers walls, floor and ceiling. This is if we can make selective barriers like that. Probably barriers that work in a wavelength that deactivates/destroys nanites

>>27727983

No, the interbreeding improves the fertility of mutants, and adds the mental powers of the mutants. It's fine.

>>27728004
>>27727983
How about we wait a year or two and see the results Before we make any policies that might cause undue resentment due to breaking up couples etc.

Rolled 76

>>27727993
If possible we build a nantite test chamber over a lava pool.

>>27728024
True enough.

>>27727983
If it wasn't thanks to that you wold of ended with horrific inbreeding as it Dr. Picli had amazing timing.

>>27728048

The nanite beds are already secure enough, they were designed for holding them back in the days when people had access to a lot more information, and the nanites are specialized for production anyway so we don't need to worry about them.

>>27727705

This is consensus, this
>>27727722
Is the roll.

Rolled 9

>>27728151
Agreed

>>27728151
agreed
>>27728156
and lets not risk a bad roll after we have a good roll ^^ so please turn off rolling when agreeing so we don't risk a 1

>>27728181
oh right.

>>27727705
Barriers have been established blocking of the cave system. Things were a bit tricky to maneuver there however. Going to have to work out some the kinks.

Thermal Shield Research continues. This time Dr. Picli's shield fishing use them as bait finally brought something back...somehow fished a monster. After that Dr. Picli used the monster(see dissecting it) and came up with a way to toughen the shield so it could endure heat. Not enough to go lava dipping or even get close but enough so our guys wont drop dead of heat stroke at least.

Turn 4
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
3 resource points

Population: 100(25 human 75 Mentis mutant
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives.
Technology: Advanced Shields. Advanced Barriers.
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal.

Name for mutants are still undecided unless you plan to stick with Mentis default.

>>27728294
Call them "enlightened" not mentis. That's the name of the hivemind overall (when we get there).

>>27728294
Didn't we decide to go with Enlightened as mutant name? And are the pop updates every 4 turns?

>>27728330
enlighened it is then. Pop increases every 12 turns.

Rolled 82

>>27728294
Basic 1
>Work out the kinks to the cave defense barriers
Science
>Complete Thermal barriers to where we can at least walk around lava

Rolled 99

>>27728294

>Basic 1
Set up a production run for and/or integrate the thermal shield tech into our units shields

>Science
Continue on the thermal shield research, we got past the alpha barrier now lets go a bit farther before the ADD of collective quests kicks in and we go after 10 different things at once.

Rolled 4

>>27728294
Action: Start setting up a defensive perimeter with protective barriers, Both to be used as walls and some to be used as killing tools as vertical barriers pulses that slices enemies that tries to encroach upon our territory in half.
Science:Continue with the thermal research

Rolled 73

>>27728381
Retracting this for
>>27728385
This, and this roll

>>27728385
supporting this

>>27728389

We would need basic research to be done before we can make weaponized blade shields, get your shit together.

Rolled 7

>>27728445
Yeah. But he's got a good concept going.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8gfGhVL3qs

>>27728445
not really depending on how the barriers work, if it works as a thin plate made of energy it should work with our current level och tech (seeing as it's also our specialized area of expertise)

>>27728498
Depending of course.

>>27728385
Sorta need a dice pool for assigning certain dice to said actions just to note. also Science requires a declared roll thanks if you want to go MAD.

Thermal shield plating has replaced our current shield units. Despite the difficulty they all gut upgraded.

Dr. Picli was seen in a lab tearing apart some shields and grabbed some supply crates set up a some shade and lawn chair straw hat and went fishing again. This time managed time around we saw Dr. Picli sent flying over the lake...

Shields upgraded. Can endure being nearby Lava unless you get close. In which case it can only endure limited amount of time. If you fall in though your fucked.

Rolled 74

>>27728559
Turn 5
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
2 resource points

Population: 100(25 human 75 Mentis mutant
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives.
Technology: Advanced Shields(thermal+). Advanced Barriers.
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal.

>>27728559
I think this is as Close as we should get to being able to be in lava for now. It's not like we'd be able to swin in it any way due to the density and the need to breathe with the fumes rising from the lava etc. Although we migth want to consider "snowshoes" for the future with the purpose of walking across lava... with airpurifiers and a bit better thermal resistance in the future we could probably walk across the lava with that thanks to the high density of lava.

>>27728641
I'm thinking more along the lines of hovercraft than giving infantry the ability to walk (but subsequently also trip) on lava.

Jeez, when I imagined volcano I had no idea we would be moving to mustafar.

Rolled 71

>>27728586
Action: carefully explore more of the surroundings while keeping Watch from the tower, make sure the scouting part is well armed, armored and careful. We REALLY can't afford any losses right now. (ps. when will the pop update be?)
Science: Projected separator barriers, AKA cutting barriers to be used as weapons and tools, for everything from cutting a huge monster in half to digging a new tunnel.

>>27728691
Remember the whole "EDE is a twisted genie"? That's what happens.

Rolled 77

>>27728728
Science roll

>>27728691
And of course we will go with hovercraft as well, but you never know when your infantery needs to be able to traverse terrain that others can't or if that hovercraft breaks down over lava and the crew has to walk away. Being able to effectively traverse the terrain around you is never bad.

Rolled 36

>>27728770
'strue

>>27728728
I see no potential disasters to this. Voting.

Rolled 23

>>27728770
Rolling for Mad Science! (we got a mad scientist so the action is a Mad Science action and requires a separate+declared roll for it)

>>27728864
That roll you're linking to was the science roll :P

Rolled 65

>>27728728
Scouts explored the surrounding again. They claim to have sighted some strange groups of people and few packs of...something. They didn't know what and didn't get close enough to find out due to not being able to take afford casualties.

Dr. Picli when heard about used a torch, some helium gas, laser pointer and a barrier projector to produce a crude model of of slicing barriers. Only problem is calibration. As when used they tend to either vaporize or have no effect at all. Thus it is MADNESS. Seriously though Picli didn't even use a lab just some stuff laying around in the hallway...

Turn 6
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
1 resource points

Population: 100(25 human 75 Mentis mutant
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal+). Advanced Barriers.
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

>>27728974
>Seriously though Picli didn't even use a lab just some stuff laying around in the hallway
Do we have laser laboratories?

>>27728974
>1 resource points
Not good.
So. . .any idea's? I knew it would come to this. Shame we don't have the matter synthesis/energy solidification specialities.

Rolled 26

>>27729001
Specialized negative.

Rolled 83

>>27728974
Riiiiight...
Action: Have someone more stable wrap up the Separator Barrier Projector (henceforth known as SB-projector) research.
Mad Science: Recalibrate shields to bend light creating personal cloaking fields.

Next turn when we hopefully have cloaking shields and more weapons/tools we go scavenging more safely.

Rolled 37

>>27729054
Mad science roll

>>27729054
Yo, we have a resource dillemma here.

>>27729083
We have an even bigger Manpower dilemma, Before we send people out on risky scavenging missions I want them as safe as possible.

Rolled 9

>>27729102
Truth, but I was hoping . as is, they're going to be lugging the stuff (whatever it is) on foot. In addition to the dangers of lava traversal.

It's too late for hovertech tho, and I imagine there aren't many other types of vechs (or any) at our disposal.

>>27729054
I would like to chance action 1 to scouting for potential resources to be grabbed and any potential hostiles or hazards along the way.

Rolled 80

>>27729150
I second that sentiment. Needs a better roll.
Always scout. Especially since this place is supposedly resource scarce

Rolled 21

>>27729188
Thirding

Rolled 7

>>27729150
Honestly the way we're going to have to solve that is by going into the caves (which ought to be done next turn) or by extracting materials from the lava lake.

And the situation isn't incredibly dire, we have lots of materials in storage. Oh, you guys might want to check out the 'strange nuclear reactor'. Hint, hint.

>>27729334
Indeed.

The quiet before the storm?

Rolled 91

So what is consensus?

>>27729552
>>27729054
>Mad Science: Recalibrate shields to bend light creating personal cloaking fields.
>>27729150
>scouting for potential resources to be grabbed and any potential hostiles or hazards along the way.
>>27729188
This roll

>>27729552
Consensus seems to be
Action: scout for Resources and other interesting things. and
Mad science: Recalibrate shields to bend light creating personal cloaking fields.

Rolled 47

>>27729564
Scouts when out longer this time. Samed old blasting heat. With the rare wreck or ruin. Spotted some strange creatures wondering around luckily our forces were near some ruins where they hid out...right above. Some slumbering creatures that looked as if the flesh was melting off their bones and skin was melted wax. Our forces beat a hasty retreat amazingly without waking them. If it could be called that seemed like they were sticking to the shadows awfully hard.

Mad Science
Shields got Calibrated they can now slice on demand. Too bad it makes its rather taxing on the systems.

Turn 7
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
0 resource points

Population: 100(25 human 75 Enlightened mutant
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal+). Advanced Barriers(slicing).
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

Rolled 35

>>27729669
Action: use this new knowledge to scavenge safely.
Mad science: Fix those cloaking fields.

Rolled 39

>>27729733
Mad science roll

Rolled 22

>>27729733
Hang on then, we've got to look at the situation. We've encountered monsters of unkown type on top of this before we can fix the fields we need resources.

>>27729669
Action: Dissect a single point of material into resources
Mad Science: Fix and apply cloaking fields to our scouts and scavengers.

Rolled 49

>>27729762
Mad Science roll

Rolled 12

>>27729762
I support this since I really don't see the difference between this action and my action :p except´the wording

Rolled 82

>>27729789
Oh nvm. I misread. you suggested using our stored Resources. I support it xD

Rolled 87

>>27729762
Going with this

Rolled 73

>>27729762
>>27729733
We don't have access to cloaking technology what we did instead was fix some of the shields.

Rolled 20

>>27729833
Oh drat.
Then change mad science to
>Dr. Picli examine the waste storage and nuclear reactor

Rolled 3

>>27729762
You can't dissect material, that's the point.

>Basic 1
Attempt scavenging of outside, stay close to the base don't go anywhere where we know there's danger.

>Mad Science
Develop Cloaking Shields. (we ought to have the materials for this, being a shield-focused tower-research facility.)

Next turn, or whenever we have basic cloaking technology, we need to send scouts into the caves. It's likely Alede put the materials we'll need to continue on down there.

Rolled 57

>>27729847
Roll

>>27729847
Nonononono. Let us NOT put a deranged scientist to tinker around with a strange nuclear reactor.
how about we instead have him try to stabilize the the cutting barriers?

Rolled 32

>>27729855
Actually this seems the most reasonable.

Rolled 62

>>27729855
I support this.

Rolled 64

>>27729855
Heh, left my d20 on. Oops.

Rolled 8

>>27729870
They are stabilized. They slice just fine. Their taxing to the system but that isn't a problem thanks to the tons of supply for spare parts.

Rolled 55

>>27729855
This. The rest are to risky.

>>27729870
Is that Shadowrise showing a hint of caution? Heh

Rolled 10

>>27729870

He's deranged, but he's not an idiot. Richard was a mad scientist too. He won't do anything to kill himself and us, his methodologies just aren't as strict as other scientists.

Rolled 49

>>27729855
Mad science
>>27729909
And hey, I was Always for caution :O it's just that I kind of missed 7 threads where shit went down and I didn't have all the information regarding psionics etc :p

Rolled 80

>>27729931
Whatever you say friend. Whatever you say.

>>27729918
What do we know about this guy anyway? He works for the company (apparently), but we should ask who he is.

Rolled 71

>>27729918
When tinkering with a nuclear reactor you need strict methodologies. Seeing as we don't seem to have any real resistance to radioactivity I'd prefere to have someone that won't possibly remove the shielding to easier look at the inside and see how it looks while still on and radiates our entire base with it.
And if you transfere the rate Richard went through assistants to our population of 100 we just can't affort that kind of recklessness.

Rolled 100

>>27729956
We really should.
Extra: ask Dr. Picli about himself
>>27729977
Mmm you have some points. It means we'll have to develop the radiation sponge shields later.

>>27729997
Aw yeah, that is linked to an action.

Rolled 19

>>27729977

We're mutants (mostly), we have some pretty high tolerances to radioactivity and pathogens and etc.

I wasn't aware Richard had a noticeable attrition rate in assistants. That aside, if you were worried about him not knowing what he was doing then we wouldn't have let him poor buckets of entropic virus and toss novakons into the Hellhole.

And while I doubt this guy is a Dr. Volk, I'm sure he won't fuck around in ways that'll get him killed.

Rolled 10

>>27729855

>>27729918
Richard was crazy BEFORE getting locked down you know where. Then he had that to him and then that....sane is quite simply not in his vocabulary.

Teams when out scavenging near our base got hit by some packs of mutants. Bastards were tough our weapons didn't do much against them. Luckily we chased them off when we jury rigged some shields to explode. We suffered no casualties but failed to completely failed to find any resources...place has been picked pretty clean and there is the fact there it is scarce in the first place thanks to being a desert an all.

Cloaking shields started work didn't go well. Instead we had some explosions occur and some Dr. Picli running out with a sparkly shield afterwards. Sing abouting lasers are blue and shields are red.

Turn 8
>>>>>A. Scavenge for food.
>>>>>B. Try to improve the base
>>>>>C. Try to improve weapons.
>>>>>D. Research technology.
>>>>>E. Pursue new mutations.
>>>>>F. Explore in a direction/something.
>>>>>G. Scavenge for raw materials.
>>>>>H. Your choice
0 resource points

Population: 100(25 human 75 Mentis mutant
Food: Plentiful
Water: Plentiful
Infrastructure: Vault. Megatower.
Weapons: Armored Vests, Personal Forces shields. Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns. Knives.
Technology: Advanced Shields(Thermal+). Advanced Barriers.
Materials: Plentiful(supplies)
Defenses: Megatower. Vault Access.
Power: Geothermal. Nuclear

Rolled 6

>>27730032
Do you still do the "Highest of first 3 rolls" thing? Because that seems a bit harsh for a 64 or an 80. You know that the roll on this post >>27729855
was with a D20 because I'm also participating in another quest and forgot to switch my dice right?

>>27729997
Extra's count as actions right?
If anything at least we can get an expansion of his capabilities.

Rolled 70

>>27730048
Did they also try the SB-projectors on the monsters? Just trying to figure out how effective they are in practice.

Action: Scavenge using the information we got from scouting earlier to safely scavenge Resources with a heavily armed team that tries to stay stealthy and safe (that is the number one priority, if it's either get the Resources or stay safe STAY SAFE)
Mad science: Get back to the cloaks.

Rolled 91

>>27730111
mad science roll

Rolled 88

>>27730066
Changed system plus your in a quite the hostile environment. Plus I did notice the d20 so I didn't include it. Otherwise it would of been a lot worse.

Rolled 38

>>27730037
>And while I doubt this guy is a Dr. Volk, I'm sure he won't fuck around in ways that'll get him killed.
And if he does, we just got a shitty hand on our first hero.

>>27730048
Basic 1
>Check the tunnels, watch out for hostiles, see any resources grab them but saftey first
Mad Science
>Have Dr. Picli examine the nuclear reactor and waste storage, and report his findings to us for further instruction on how we'd like him to apply them later.

Rolled 16

>>27730111

Scavenging is a "no". We'll have to use our materials for a while, until we get competent at war.

So modify thusly:

>Basic 1
Look at the reactor
>Mad Science
Get back to the cloaks

Rolled 99

>>27730149
Mad Science Roll

Rolled 83

>>27730166
Sure, lets includude that change into >>27730111

Rolled 24

>>27730149

I don't like the underground (call me paranoid from the swamp if you must). I think we should stay the fuck out of it until we have cloaks.

So let's modify thus

>Basic 1
Develop cloaking shields

And keep your mad science and that >>27730172
awesome roll.