Worse Than the Disease OOC

[Shoot Da Moon]

Four hours of making stuff would be enough for the snow fall to melt a bit. You wanna go out and plant the mines after you're done in the workshop? Or do you want to do something else that day?

[GnomesofZurich2]

Day will go out in the afternoon to replace the exploded mine, keeping the other two in reserve. He also wants to assess the pressure needed to set off the mines, and whether he should try to increase that. What roll do you want to do that?

[Shoot Da Moon]

Day will go out in the afternoon to replace the exploded mine, keeping the other two in reserve. He also wants to assess the pressure needed to set off the mines, and whether he should try to increase that. What roll do you want to do that?

Just Explosives skill.
You can replace the exploded mine without rolling.

[GnomesofZurich2]

Just Explosives skill.
You can replace the exploded mine without rolling.

Okay, I got a critical success on that roll.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Okay, I got a critical success on that roll.

Good. You set the mines up with no problems.

What else do you do that day?

[GnomesofZurich2]

Good. You set the mines up with no problems.

What else do you do that day?

At a loss for anything else that needs doing, he'll go hang out with the Waffle House techs and see what else he can learn about the surface world.

[Shoot Da Moon]

At a loss for anything else that needs doing, he'll go hang out with the Waffle House techs and see what else he can learn about the surface world.

Anything in particular you'd like to learn? I can answer questions you have here - assume the techs provided the information while you were talking in addition to what is in the IC thread.

[GnomesofZurich2]

Anything in particular you'd like to learn? I can answer questions you have here - assume the techs provided the information while you were talking in addition to what is in the IC thread.

Tariq is interested in where the techs are from - everyone from the Waffle House, or migrated from elsewhere? He's also asking whether they know of anything else his group should be doing - we secured this place, what now?

[Shoot Da Moon]

Tariq is interested in where the techs are from - everyone from the Waffle House, or migrated from elsewhere? He's also asking whether they know of anything else his group should be doing - we secured this place, what now?

The techs and the guards were all born in the wasteland, mostly as nomads who migrated up and down the trade routes, until the Waffle House settlement was established ten years ago. Some of their families and friends came from other states or from Canada.

The exiles are free to do as they wish now that they have secured the base. They are welcome to come and go around the radar base as please, since they did do the hard work of getting the place up and running. The Waffle House settlement will also welcome them as trustworthy traders, too.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Alright, how does Tariq spend Day 23?

[u-b]

Does the nightly venture prevent healing for day 23? If so, I think Sean can do something too - after all the venture was planned since the explosion.

[GnomesofZurich2]

Alright, how does Tariq spend Day 23?

I'm still down 1 hp, so he'll just rest, although I failed my HT roll to recover.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Does the nightly venture prevent healing for day 23? If so, I think Sean can do something too - after all the venture was planned since the explosion.

Eh...I think we can just apply penalties to the HT roll just this once. You were not even out for a hour, although your Cold-Blooded mutation requires you to wear Artic clothing...

-3 to the HT roll.

[Volthawk]

Richard's currently at 6/12, so yeah, he's going to keep resting if nothing happens that he has to react to.

[u-b]

Eh...I think we can just apply penalties to the HT roll just this once. You were not even out for a hour, although your Cold-Blooded mutation requires you to wear Artic clothing...

Woohoo one hit point healed! Sean's 6/11 now, so still some way to go.

As for the clothing. Will artic clothing be enough to function just fine? I was looking at buying some electric heating in Gunmetal and a couple of rechargeable batteries. Like this vest or such.

While we are at it, how would Chameleon interact with Colorblindness? Will it just work as stated or will there be some specifics? I am assuming it is an active ability, so that Sean would be able to turn green if he only knew what green looks like. Also, does it need familiarizing to use or can we rule that while pressing the bunk Sean has had enough time to turn any possible coloration several times over.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Alright, moving on.

[Shoot Da Moon]

As for the clothing. Will artic clothing be enough to function just fine? I was looking at buying some electric heating in Gunmetal and a couple of rechargeable batteries. Like this vest or such.

While we are at it, how would Chameleon interact with Colorblindness? Will it just work as stated or will there be some specifics? I am assuming it is an active ability, so that Sean would be able to turn green if he only knew what green looks like. Also, does it need familiarizing to use or can we rule that while pressing the bunk Sean has had enough time to turn any possible coloration several times over.

1) Funny you should mention that clothing. I've been looking it up in High Tech. As for Artic clothing, it adds to the HT roll for staying in the cold for too long. Electric heating in your clothing would prevent the ill effects of cold altogether.

2) I think Chameleon requires sight or perceiving the right colour? Asking your non-colourblind fellows what colour is needed would do ("Am I orange now? How about now?"), as would being able to see something that was the colour you want ("Okay, blend in with the walls...The walls are...this colour, I'll just change to this colour, whatever it is...").

[u-b]

Or Tariq can practice driving the car. Someone has to have the skill and both Richard and Sean are now too busy doing nothing...

[GnomesofZurich2]

You had Tariq at "make the required hardware". Sacrificing another stick of dynamite, Tariq produces 7 Claymore mines in 20 minutes. I plan to make some more OZM mines later, but have to go now.

@Shoot Da Moon: What $ value would you place on the jam-tin grenade in our supplies? High-Tech says 'free', because soldiers use explosives on hand, but it must have some value in an ATE context.

[Shoot Da Moon]

@Shoot Da Moon: What $ value would you place on the jam-tin grenade in our supplies? High-Tech says 'free', because soldiers use explosives on hand, but it must have some value in an ATE context.

Price it like a Cheap TL 6 grenade.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Is that all you are doing today, Tariq?

[Shoot Da Moon]

New day.
Still resting today, I presume. Roll HT. How many HP are you missing now?
Releasing the prisoners now?
Tariq, you have a full day of action ahead of you.
Good thing you all have that food stored.

[GnomesofZurich2]

Tariq doesn't have anything particular he needs to do, so he'll just rest up and make a healing roll - no go. Looking forward to HT 12!

[Shoot Da Moon]

Defeating the second raid and releasing the prisoners is worth another 1 Character Point reward for everyone.

Moving onto the next day?

[u-b]

Sean is still at 7 hit points out of 11, so he just keeps resting.

As an aside. I suppose everyone should have had enough of 100% meat&jerky diet, so deducing 100% caned food for today. Will do the same for the next 1.5 days.

[GnomesofZurich2]

Tariq now has 10 unspent points, so I'd like to use that to raise HT by 1. He is also going to spend the day resting to hopefully finish recovering from his minor wound (success!)

[GnomesofZurich2]

Tariq got 8 vs skill 13 on his Architecture roll. Is he able to figure out a likely location for a drain?

[Shoot Da Moon]

Tariq got 8 vs skill 13 on his Architecture roll. Is he able to figure out a likely location for a drain?

Yes.
The drain is most likely located in the base's southern basement. It might be underwater, but the mechanism for opening it may be located in the base's utilities locker.

[u-b]

What would be required to access, identify and operate that mechanism?

[Shoot Da Moon]

What would be required to access, identify and operate that mechanism?

Search roll to find it. Identifying it requires a Mechanic or Engineer roll (the wrong specialization allows a default at -4). Other skills may be needed to access it (if the control panel is locked up, for instance). Operating it probably does not need a roll.