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[RP-BSG] Beyond the Red Line (Writer's Strike)
Hylianbunny
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Base Set and Pegasus Expansion
In the basic version of the game, players take the roles of prominent figures in the remainder of humanity working toward the goal of reaching Kobol, the first step on the long road toward the legendary planet Earth. However, hidden among their ranks are Cylon infiltrators, who seek to end humanity for once and for all. The Pegasus expansion adds a new scenario following the second leg of humanity’s journey, to the settlement of New Caprica and the subsequent escape after the Cylons discover and occupy the planet. Pegasus joins the fleet to provide support and additional options, and the new role of Cylon Leader is introduced, whose goals may differ from their fellow Cylons. The following rules apply all new situations and rules introduced in the Pegasus Expansion. For rules that apply solely to the base set, look to one of the older games.After forty years passing without a single word from the Cylons, they returned, and all but eradicated the human race. In this time of strife, they must put aside the petty differences that once separated them and focus on one thing — survival.
Humanity's only hope of a future is to find a new home; a place called Earth. The Cylons, however, are in constant and tireless pursuit. They now look, breathe and bleed exactly like humans. Cylons have infiltrated the Fleet, destroyed resources, and threaten to finish the extermination they have begun. The humans have no choice but to run, plagued by the paranoia of an indistinguishable enemy.
Are you a Cylon who will help to erase any memory of the human race? Or will your resilience and determination to survive prove to the Cylons that humanity is worth saving?
Rules and Utilities
Base Set Rules, from the publisher's website
Pegasus Expansion Rules, from the publisher's website
FAQ and Errata, from the publisher’s website
Player Aid 1 (Base Set), on BoardGameGeek
Player Aid 2 (Base Set), on BoardGameGeek
Notes and Guidelines for this play-by-post game:
Secrecy is an important part of this game! As such, the following rules must be followed at all times:
There are a number of Skill Cards that can be played under certain conditions. Please refer to the Skill Cards section for the effects of each card. For the purposes of keeping things moving at a good pace, I recommend sending me a PM with guidelines or instructions in advance detailing the circumstances in which you want to use them.
Skill Cards that come before events:
Before die rolls: Strategic Planning
Before skill checks: Investigative Committee, Support the People, At Any Cost, Guts and Initiative, Scientific Research, Jury Rigged
Before combat: Run Interference
Skill Cards that come after events:
After die rolls: Calculations
After skill checks: Declare Emergency
After combat rolls/results: Major Victory, Evasive Maneuvers
After a discard: Sabotage
- You may not tell other players the exact value/type of cards that are in your hand, that you plan to put into a Skill Check, or what you had put into a Skill Check after it is resolved. You may still use vague terms to describe the cards you hold/play: “this should help a lot” or “this should help a little” are reasonable; “this should help a medium amount” can be said for multiple cards.
- If an ability or action allows you to look at the top card of any deck, you are not allowed to tell the other players what that card is or any specific information about it.
- All communication between players must be made through this thread. No private conversations allowed!
- All players, whether Human or Cylons, must adhere to these rules; Revealed Cylons may not show their hands to other players or reveal their Super Crisis card until they play it.
There are a number of Skill Cards that can be played under certain conditions. Please refer to the Skill Cards section for the effects of each card. For the purposes of keeping things moving at a good pace, I recommend sending me a PM with guidelines or instructions in advance detailing the circumstances in which you want to use them.
Skill Cards that come before events:
Before die rolls: Strategic Planning
Before skill checks: Investigative Committee, Support the People, At Any Cost, Guts and Initiative, Scientific Research, Jury Rigged
Before combat: Run Interference
Skill Cards that come after events:
After die rolls: Calculations
After skill checks: Declare Emergency
After combat rolls/results: Major Victory, Evasive Maneuvers
After a discard: Sabotage
Rules
The Board
Above, the main game board at the beginning of the game, before characters are placed. The fleet has four resources that will deplete over the course of the game: Fuel (starts at 8), Food (starts at 8), Morale (starts at 10), and Population (starts at 12). One Basestar and three Raiders are deployed at the fore of Galactica, two civilian ships at the aft, and one Viper in each of the port-bow and port-quarter areas.
Battlestar Pegasus is located on a board separate from Galactica. Pegasus is not located in any specific space and does not have its own space areas. There are four locations on Pegasus that provide new options to the human fleet. Whenever Galactica would be damaged, the current player may choose to damage a location on Pegasus instead. However, there are only four damage tokens in the Pegasus stack, and so if all locations are damaged, Pegasus is destroyed. All players on Pegasus at such a time are moved to Galactica’s Sickbay, and no more use of Pegasus may be made for the remainder of the game.
New Caprica also has a completely new board used at the end of the eponymous game scenario. This board will only come into play once New Caprica is reached. Details regarding New Caprica are located in the dedicated segment near the end of these rules.
General Game Flow and Victory Conditions
Character Selection
Human (and Unrevealed Cylon) Game Turn
Revealing as a Cylon
Revealed Cylon Game Turn
Cylon Leader and Sympathetic Cylon Game Turn
Admiral / President
Locations
Executions
Skill Checks
Skill Cards
General Game Flow and Victory Conditions
There are two different scenarios that may be played: the original scenario following humanity’s journey to the planet of Kobol, and the expansion scenario following the fleet to New Caprica and the escape from the planet that followed.
Instead of a loyalty card, Cylon Leaders start the game with an Agenda card that provides a special win condition. While the Cylon Leader may win with either the humans or the Cylons depending on the drawn Agenda, each Agenda requires an extra condition to be satisfied in order for the Cylon Leader to declare victory. In a 4- or 6-player game, the Cylon Leader draws an Agenda from the Sympathetic Agenda deck, which is more likely, but not necessarily, to be favorable to the humans. In a 5- or 7-player game, the Cylon Leader draws from the Hostile Agenda deck, which is more likely to be unfavorable to the humans.
Sympathetic Cylon Leader Agendas (4- and 6-player games)
Hostile Cylon Leader Agendas (5- and 7-player games)
A Sympathetic Cylon may be introduced to the game at the Sleeper Phase in 4- and 6-player games that do not have a Cylon Leader. Sympathetic Cylons draw an Agenda from the Sympathetic Agenda deck, changing their win condition from the normal Human or Cylon condition to that on their drawn card.
- Human Victory: Kobol scenario: Reach Kobol by making one final jump after accumulating a Destination Score of 8 or more (Every time you jump you will earn a Destination Card with a score between 1 and 3), OR New Caprica scenario: Jump the fleet to New Caprica by accumulating a Destination Score of 7 or more, then subsequently jump the fleet away from New Caprica while maintaining at least one of each resource (Fuel, Food, Morale, Population). (See dedicated rules section for the New Caprica phase of the game.)
- Cylon Victory: End humanity. This is done by destroying Galactica (damage six locations), dropping one of the fleet's resource stats to 0, or getting a Centurion Boarding Party far enough into Galactica's innards.
- Cylon Leader/Sympathetic Cylon Victory: Fulfill the conditions stated on their hidden Agenda Card – these include allowing either the cylons or the humans to win the game alongside other requirements.
Instead of a loyalty card, Cylon Leaders start the game with an Agenda card that provides a special win condition. While the Cylon Leader may win with either the humans or the Cylons depending on the drawn Agenda, each Agenda requires an extra condition to be satisfied in order for the Cylon Leader to declare victory. In a 4- or 6-player game, the Cylon Leader draws an Agenda from the Sympathetic Agenda deck, which is more likely, but not necessarily, to be favorable to the humans. In a 5- or 7-player game, the Cylon Leader draws from the Hostile Agenda deck, which is more likely to be unfavorable to the humans.
Sympathetic Cylon Leader Agendas (4- and 6-player games)
- Convert the Infidels - The humans have won AND All resources are at 3 or lower.
- Guide Them to Destiny - The humans have won AND Population and morale values are within 2 of each other.
- Join the Colonials - The humans have won AND you are Infiltrating and not in the “Brig” or “Detention”.
- Prove their Worth - The humans have won AND at least 5 Raptors/Vipers are damaged or destroyed.
- Illusion of Hope – The Cylons have won AND 6 or more units of distance have been travelled.
- Salvage their Equipment – The Cylons have won AND 2 or fewer Galactica locations are damaged.
Hostile Cylon Leader Agendas (5- and 7-player games)
- Genocide – The Cylons have won AND Both food and population are at 2 or less.
- Reduce Them to Ruins – The Cylons have won AND 4 or more Galactica and/or Pegasus locations are damaged and Morale is at 3 or lower.
- Show Their True Nature – The Cylons have won AND Either you are in the “Brig” or “Detention”, or you have been executed at least once.
- Siege Warfare – The Cylons have won AND Every resource is at half or lower (in the red).
- Grant Mercy – The humans have won AND Population, morale, or food is 2 or lower.
- Mutual Annihilation – The humans have won AND You have played a Super Crisis Card.
A Sympathetic Cylon may be introduced to the game at the Sleeper Phase in 4- and 6-player games that do not have a Cylon Leader. Sympathetic Cylons draw an Agenda from the Sympathetic Agenda deck, changing their win condition from the normal Human or Cylon condition to that on their drawn card.
Character Selection
Each player chooses a character in turn order. Selection of Political Leaders, Military Leaders, and Pilots is restricted if there are more of the other types of characters, Support characters may be chosen at any time, and at most one Cylon Leader character may be selected.
The first player draws their full Skill Card Draw to start the first turn, while all other players draw three cards from their normal Skill Card Draw to start the game. Cylon Leaders draw only two cards to start, the size of their normal draw.
The first player draws their full Skill Card Draw to start the first turn, while all other players draw three cards from their normal Skill Card Draw to start the game. Cylon Leaders draw only two cards to start, the size of their normal draw.
Human (and Unrevealed Cylon) Game Turn
- Receive Skills Step: The current player draws the number and types of Skill Cards listed on his character sheet.
- Movement Step: The current player may move to a different location. If he moves to a different ship (between Galactica, Colonial One, and Pegasus, or from a Viper to any of these ships), he must discard one Skill Card from his hand. Alternatively, the player may use a non-Treachery Skill Card with a Movement Ability.
- Action Step: The current player chooses one action to perform. Options include the actions listed on his location, character sheet, and non-Treachery Skill Cards. If piloting in a Viper, you may activate it as an action. Unrevealed Cylons may also reveal a Cylon Loyalty Card in this step.
- Crisis Step: The top card of the Crisis deck is drawn and then resolved.
- Activate Cylon Ships Step: If any are in play, Cylon ships are activated according to the Crisis Card drawn.
- Prepare for Jump Step: If the Crisis Card has the "prepare for jump" icon on it, the fleet token advances one space on the Jump Preparation track. If the token reaches the end of this track, then the fleet jumps automatically.
Revealing as a Cylon
Cylon players may reveal a Loyalty Card indicating their alignment as an action. The following steps are followed after a reveal:
- Resolve Loyalty Card Action: If the player is not in the Brig, then the effect on their Loyalty Card takes effect.
- Discard: The player's hand is discarded down to 3 Skill Cards.
- Lose Titles: If the player was Admiral or President, the title is passed to the human player that is highest in the line of succession.
- Receive Super Crisis: The player receives one random Super Crisis card from the ten available.
- Hand Off Excess Loyalty Cards: If Galactica has traveled 6 distance or less, all unrevealed Loyalty Cards are passed on to a single human player of the revealing player’s choice.
- Join Cylons: The player moves to the Resurrection Ship and their turn ends.
Revealed Cylon Game Turn
Revealed Cylons ignore all abilities and effects that were part of their original character. Cylon players may also choose to ignore effects on Crisis Cards that might affect them unless the Crisis Card specifically targets a Cylon player.
- Draw Skills Step: The current player may draw any two Skill Cards of different types.
- Movement Step: The current player may move to any of the Cylon Locations or use a Movement ability on an applicable Treachery card.
- Action Step: The current player activates his current location and performs the listed action or uses an Action ability on an applicable Treachery Skill Card.
Cylon Leader and Sympathetic Cylon Game Turn
Cylon Leaders start out the game in the Cylon locations and are normally treated as Cylon players, but can use the Human Fleet location to move to a Galactica location and infiltrate, acting as a human player in most respects while among the human players. While infiltrating, the Cylon Leader may return to the "Resurrection Ship" location and stop infiltration as an action, discarding down to three skill cards if they performed the action in the "Brig" or "Detention Center". Whether infiltrating or not, Cylon Leaders will be able to use the special abilities listed on their character sheets as well as suffering from the listed disadvantage.
When not infiltrating, Cylon Leaders follow the Revealed Cylon Game Turn steps, with the exception that on the Draw Skills Step, the Cylon Leader must take cards from the distribution listed on their character sheet. When infiltrating, Cylon Leaders follow the Human Game Turn steps, with the exception that on the Draw Skills Step, the Cylon Leader may draw an extra card from any of the types they normally draw from, in addition to their regular skill card draw. In addition, a Cylon Leader can never be made President or Admiral, and can play up to two skill cards per Skill Check as long as they are not in the "Brig".
Sympathetic Cylons operate almost exactly the same as Cylon Leaders, with the only exception lying in the Draw Skills Step. When not infiltrating, a Sympathetic Cylon draws any two Skill Cards of different types (like a normally revealed Cylon). When infiltrating, a Sympathetic Cylon draws any three Skill Cards of different types.
It should be noted that the Cylon Leader does not start with a Super Crisis, and the Sympathetic Cylon does not obtain a Super Crisis when revealed. The only way for either to obtain one is via the Resurrection Ship Action.
When not infiltrating, Cylon Leaders follow the Revealed Cylon Game Turn steps, with the exception that on the Draw Skills Step, the Cylon Leader must take cards from the distribution listed on their character sheet. When infiltrating, Cylon Leaders follow the Human Game Turn steps, with the exception that on the Draw Skills Step, the Cylon Leader may draw an extra card from any of the types they normally draw from, in addition to their regular skill card draw. In addition, a Cylon Leader can never be made President or Admiral, and can play up to two skill cards per Skill Check as long as they are not in the "Brig".
Sympathetic Cylons operate almost exactly the same as Cylon Leaders, with the only exception lying in the Draw Skills Step. When not infiltrating, a Sympathetic Cylon draws any two Skill Cards of different types (like a normally revealed Cylon). When infiltrating, a Sympathetic Cylon draws any three Skill Cards of different types.
It should be noted that the Cylon Leader does not start with a Super Crisis, and the Sympathetic Cylon does not obtain a Super Crisis when revealed. The only way for either to obtain one is via the Resurrection Ship Action.
Admiral / President
At the start of the game, the Admiral and President roles are given to the players who are highest in the appropriate line of succession. Players with these roles have extra powers and responsibilities throughout the game. These roles may pass from player to player depending on actions taken.
Admiral Abilities
Admiral Abilities
When the fleet jumps, you draw 2 Destination Cards and choose 1 to resolve.
You control the nuke tokens. (There are 2 nuke tokens available at the start of the game.) You also give the order to jump from New Caprica when Galactica returns.
Action: Launch 1 nuke at a Basestar (the nuke is removed from the game).
Nukes damage a Basestar twice on a roll of 1-2, automatically destroy a Basestar on a roll of 3-6, and automatically destroy a Basestar and 3 Raiders in the same area on a roll of 7-8.
Action: If Galactica is in orbit around New Caprica, jump the fleet. All human characters left on New Caprica are executed. All civilian ships left on New Caprica are destroyed.
Admiral Succession
President Abilities
You control the nuke tokens. (There are 2 nuke tokens available at the start of the game.) You also give the order to jump from New Caprica when Galactica returns.
Action: Launch 1 nuke at a Basestar (the nuke is removed from the game).
Nukes damage a Basestar twice on a roll of 1-2, automatically destroy a Basestar on a roll of 3-6, and automatically destroy a Basestar and 3 Raiders in the same area on a roll of 7-8.
Action: If Galactica is in orbit around New Caprica, jump the fleet. All human characters left on New Caprica are executed. All civilian ships left on New Caprica are destroyed.
Admiral Succession
- Helena Cain
- William Adama
- Saul Tigh
- Helo Agathon
- Lee "Apollo" Adama
- Anastasia "Dee" Dualla
- Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
- Louanne "Kat" Katraine
- Sharon "Boomer" Valerii
- Galen Tyrol
- Tom Zarek
- Ellen Tigh
- Gaius Baltar
- Laura Roslin
At the start of the game, draw 1 Quorum Card. You control the hand of Quorum Cards.
Action: Draw a Quorum Card into your hand.
The maximum size of the Quorum Card hand is 10; if at the end of any turn there are more than 10 cards in the Quorum Card hand, the President must discard down to 10 cards. Quorum cards can be played as an action and specialize in increasing resources and dealing with unrevealed Cylons. When you play a Quorum Card while on a New Caprica location, roll a die. If 3 or less, you are sent to "Detention".
President Succession
Action: Draw a Quorum Card into your hand.
The maximum size of the Quorum Card hand is 10; if at the end of any turn there are more than 10 cards in the Quorum Card hand, the President must discard down to 10 cards. Quorum cards can be played as an action and specialize in increasing resources and dealing with unrevealed Cylons. When you play a Quorum Card while on a New Caprica location, roll a die. If 3 or less, you are sent to "Detention".
President Succession
- Laura Roslin
- Gaius Baltar
- Tom Zarek
- Ellen Tigh
- Lee "Apollo" Adama
- William Adama
- Karl "Helo" Agathon
- Galen Tyrol
- Helena Cain
- Anastasia "Dee" Dualla
- Sharon "Boomer" Valerii
- Saul Tigh
- Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
- Louanne "Kat" Katraine
Locations
Galactica
Colonial One
Pegasus
Cylon Locations
- FTL Control - Action: Jump the fleet if the Jump Preparation track is not in the red zone. Might lose population. (Population is lost on a 6 or lower.)
- Weapons Control - Action: Attack 1 Cylon ship with Galactica.
- Command - Action: Activate unmanned Vipers 2 times. These can be used on the same viper twice, or on two different vipers. Activated Vipers can be ordered to launch, move, or fire on a Cylon vessel.
- Communications - Action: Look at the back of up to 2 civilian ships. You may then move them to adjacent area(s).
- Admiral's Quarters - Action: Choose a character; then pass this skill check to send him to the "Brig". [Skill 7, Leadership, Tactics]
- Research Lab - Action: Draw 1 Engineering or 1 Tactics Skill Card.
- Hangar Deck - Action: Launch yourself in a viper. You may then take 1 more action. (Must have the Piloting skill.)
- Armory - Action: Attack a Centurion on the Boarding Party track (destroyed on a roll of 7+).
- Sickbay - You may only draw 1 Skill Card during your Receive Skills step. You may not move to this location with your normal movement.
- Brig - You may not move, draw Crisis Cards, or add more than 1 card to skill checks. You may not move to this location with your normal movement. Action: Pass this skill check to move to any location. [Skill 7, Politics, Tactics]
- Press Room - Action: Draw 2 Politics Skill Cards.
- President's Office - Action: If you are the President, draw 1 Quorum Card. You may then draw 1 additional Quorum Card or play 1 from your hand.
- Administration - Action: Choose a character, then pass this skill check to give him the President title. [Skill 5, Politics, Leadership]
- Pegasus CIC - Action: Choose a Basestar and roll a die: On 1-3, damage Pegasus; on 4-6, damage Basestar; on 7-8, damage Basestar twice.
- Airlock - Action: Choose a character and pass this skill check to execute him. Reduce the difficulty of this check by 4 if the character is in the "Brig". [Skill 12, Politics, Tactics, Treachery]
- Main Batteries - Action: Choose a space area to affect and roll a die: On 1, destroy 1 Civilian Ship; on 2-3, damage 1 Viper; on 4-6, destroy 2 Raiders; on 7-8, destroy 4 Raiders.
- Engine Room - Action: Discard 2 Skill Cards to treat the next Crisis Card drawn this turn as if it had a "prepare for jump" icon.
- Caprica - Action: Play 1 of your Super Crisis Cards or draw 2 Crisis Cards, choose 1 to resolve, and place the other on the bottom of the deck. If playing a Crisis Card, the Activate Cylon Ships Step is ignored.
- Cylon Fleet - Action: Activate all Cylon ships of one type, or launch 2 Raiders and 1 Heavy Raider from each Basestar.
- Human Fleet - Action: Look at the top card of the Crisis or Destination deck and place it on the top or bottom of that deck. Then draw 2 Skill Cards of different types (may come from outside your skill set). or infiltrate Galactica.
- Resurrection Ship - You draw only 1 Skill Card during your Receive Skill Cards step. You may not move to this location with your normal movement. Action: Draw a Super Crisis Card.
Executions
When a character is executed, all Skill Cards and Quorum Cards played on the character are discarded. If the player has a "You Are a Cylon" card, he reveals one and follows the procedures for Revealing as a Cylon above, skipping the Resolve Loyalty Card Action and Receive Super Crisis steps, becoming a Revealed Cylon. If the player is a Cylon Leader, he simply moves to the Resurrection Ship without revealing his Agenda.
If the player has no "You Are a Cylon" cards, he reveals all Loyalty Cards as a human character. Morale is reduced by 1 and the player’s character is removed from the game. If Sharon "Boomer" Valerii is executed before the sleeper phase, her player receives a new Loyalty card. The player may then choose any unselected character outside of the Cylon Leader category. If the player has not yet used a character’s once per game ability thus far, his new character’s once per game ability is available; otherwise it cannot be used. If the player does not have any characters to choose from, then the humans lose the game. If the Admiral or the President is executed, the title passes to the character highest in the line of succession after the new character is chosen.
A number of exceptions to the character procedure may apply. If Karl "Helo" Agathon is selected, his "Stranded" disadvantage applies for the player’s next turn. If Lee "Apollo" Adama is selected, he starts in the "Hangar Deck" location if no vipers are available for launch. If Sharon "Boomer" Valerii is selected before the Sleeper Phase, add one "You Are Not a Cylon" card to the Loyalty deck; if selected after the Sleeper Phase, she starts in the Brig. If Gaius Baltar is selected before the Sleeper Phase, add one "You are Not a Cylon" card to the Loyalty deck and immediately deal a Loyalty card to his player; if selected after the Sleeper Phase, his one-time "Cylon Detector" ability is unavailable, even if his player has not yet used a one-time ability.
If the player has no "You Are a Cylon" cards, he reveals all Loyalty Cards as a human character. Morale is reduced by 1 and the player’s character is removed from the game. If Sharon "Boomer" Valerii is executed before the sleeper phase, her player receives a new Loyalty card. The player may then choose any unselected character outside of the Cylon Leader category. If the player has not yet used a character’s once per game ability thus far, his new character’s once per game ability is available; otherwise it cannot be used. If the player does not have any characters to choose from, then the humans lose the game. If the Admiral or the President is executed, the title passes to the character highest in the line of succession after the new character is chosen.
A number of exceptions to the character procedure may apply. If Karl "Helo" Agathon is selected, his "Stranded" disadvantage applies for the player’s next turn. If Lee "Apollo" Adama is selected, he starts in the "Hangar Deck" location if no vipers are available for launch. If Sharon "Boomer" Valerii is selected before the Sleeper Phase, add one "You Are Not a Cylon" card to the Loyalty deck; if selected after the Sleeper Phase, she starts in the Brig. If Gaius Baltar is selected before the Sleeper Phase, add one "You are Not a Cylon" card to the Loyalty deck and immediately deal a Loyalty card to his player; if selected after the Sleeper Phase, his one-time "Cylon Detector" ability is unavailable, even if his player has not yet used a one-time ability.
Skill Checks
Most Crisis Cards and some Locations resolve with a Skill Check. Skill Checks are a major avenue of subterfuge for Cylon players.
A Skill Check will involve two to four types of Skill Cards, and a number. A Skill Check always includes 2 cards from the Destiny Deck (see below), and then each player may add as many cards as they like in turn (Exception: Players in Brig and Revealed Cylons may only contribute one card to each check; Cylon Leaders may play up to two cards per check if they are infiltrating). All skill cards are submitted without revealing their values, including cards that come from the Destiny Deck. Only after all players have made a submission are cards revealed, without noting which card came from which player. PM the host the specific cards you wish to contribute after declaring the amount of cards in the game thread.
After the skill cards are revealed, you ADD all of the numbers from the correctly colored Skill Cards, and then SUBTRACT all of the numbers from the non-matching Skill Cards. If you meet or beat the Skill Check number, the check is a pass. This usually does nothing but avoid negative results, but can sometimes yield positive results. Some Skill Checks have a number value that allows for a partial pass; in these cases the negative results are lessened to some extent.
The Destiny Deck is composed of two cards from each of the six Skill Card types. Two are drawn in each Skill Check, and the deck is only replenished when it is exhausted (after six Skill Checks).
Before cards are played in a Skill Check, certain cards may be played to increase the chances of a successful pass. There are a number of these cards that are labeled as Reckless Skill Cards, introduced in the Pegasus Expansion. At most one Reckless Skill Card can be played in a single Skill Check - if multiple people wish to play such a card, the current player can choose who plays their card.
While Reckless abilities may make it easier to pass a skill check, it also puts the check at risk of Reckless Skill Check abilities found on certain Treachery cards. These cards contain events that activate if found in the cards submitted to a Reckless Skill Check. If multiple cards with the same name are present, only one copy of the card is followed.
A Skill Check will involve two to four types of Skill Cards, and a number. A Skill Check always includes 2 cards from the Destiny Deck (see below), and then each player may add as many cards as they like in turn (Exception: Players in Brig and Revealed Cylons may only contribute one card to each check; Cylon Leaders may play up to two cards per check if they are infiltrating). All skill cards are submitted without revealing their values, including cards that come from the Destiny Deck. Only after all players have made a submission are cards revealed, without noting which card came from which player. PM the host the specific cards you wish to contribute after declaring the amount of cards in the game thread.
After the skill cards are revealed, you ADD all of the numbers from the correctly colored Skill Cards, and then SUBTRACT all of the numbers from the non-matching Skill Cards. If you meet or beat the Skill Check number, the check is a pass. This usually does nothing but avoid negative results, but can sometimes yield positive results. Some Skill Checks have a number value that allows for a partial pass; in these cases the negative results are lessened to some extent.
The Destiny Deck is composed of two cards from each of the six Skill Card types. Two are drawn in each Skill Check, and the deck is only replenished when it is exhausted (after six Skill Checks).
Before cards are played in a Skill Check, certain cards may be played to increase the chances of a successful pass. There are a number of these cards that are labeled as Reckless Skill Cards, introduced in the Pegasus Expansion. At most one Reckless Skill Card can be played in a single Skill Check - if multiple people wish to play such a card, the current player can choose who plays their card.
While Reckless abilities may make it easier to pass a skill check, it also puts the check at risk of Reckless Skill Check abilities found on certain Treachery cards. These cards contain events that activate if found in the cards submitted to a Reckless Skill Check. If multiple cards with the same name are present, only one copy of the card is followed.
Skill Cards
Each player's hand is comprised of Skill Cards drawn from six different types: Politics, Leadership, Tactics, Piloting, Engineering, and Treachery. There are 26 cards of each type, with Skill Check values from 1 to 5, except for Treachery, which ranges from 1 to 3. These cards may also be used outside of Skill Checks, as a regular Action, in lieu of a Movement, or in reaction to specific circumstances. Human players may not use the special text abilities on Treachery cards, while Cylon players can use the special text abilities on only Treachery cards and no others. I encourage you to PM me with circumstances in which you will automatically use your cards, so as to help keep the game moving as quickly as possible. If more than one character would be using the same card at the same time, only the next in action order will make the play. See the Notes and Guidelines sections for some rules on cards of this type.
Players have a maximum hand limit of 10 Skill Cards (Exception: Galen Tyrol, whose hand limit is 8). If they exceed this limit at the end of any player's turn, they must discard down to this amount. Players may still exceed this amount during any player's turn, including the start of their own turn after drawing Skill Cards.
Politics
Players have a maximum hand limit of 10 Skill Cards (Exception: Galen Tyrol, whose hand limit is 8). If they exceed this limit at the end of any player's turn, they must discard down to this amount. Players may still exceed this amount during any player's turn, including the start of their own turn after drawing Skill Cards.
Politics
- Consolidate Power - Action: Draw 2 Skill Cards of any type(s). They may come from outside your skill set. [8 x Strength 1, 6 x Strength 2]
- Investigative Committee - Play before cards are added to a skill check. All Skill Cards are played face up during this skill check (excluding those from the Destiny Deck). [4 x Strength 3, 2 x Strength 4, 1 x Strength 5]
- Support the People - <Reckless> Play before cards are added to a Skill check. Each human player with 4 or less Skill Cards in hand may draw 2 Skill Cards. [1 x Strength 1, 1 x Strength 2]
- Preventative Policy - Movement: Choose 1 resource type (fuel, food, morale, or population). The next loss of this resource type during this turn is reduced by 1. [1 x Strength 3, 1 x Strength 4, 1 x Strength 5]
- Executive Order - Action: Choose any other player. He may move his character and then take 1 action OR not move and take 2 actions. (Movement abilities may not be used.) A limit of 1 "Executive Order" card may be used per turn. [8 x Strength 1, 6 x Strength 2]
- Declare Emergency - Play after strength is totaled in a skill check to reduce its difficulty by 2. A limit of 1 "Declare Emergency" card may be used per skill check. [4 x Strength 3, 2 x Strength 4, 1 x Strength 5]
- Major Victory - Play after you destroy a Basestar or a Centurion on the Boarding Party track. Roll a die. If 5 or higher, gain 1 morale. Limit of 1 "Major Victory" card used per turn. [1 x Strength 1, 1 x Strength 2]
- At Any Cost - <Reckless> Play before cards are added to a Skill check. All Treachery Cards in the Skill check count as positive strength. [1 x Strength 3, 1 x Strength 4, 1 x Strength 5]
- Launch Scout - Action: Risk 1 Raptor to roll a die. If 3 or higher, look at the top card of the Crisis or Destination Deck and place it on the top or the bottom. Otherwise, destroy 1 Raptor. [8 x Strength 1, 6 x Strength 2]
- Strategic Planning - Play before any die roll to add 2 to the result. Limit of 1 "Strategic Planning" card used per die roll. [4 x Strength 3, 2 x Strength 4, 1 x Strength 5]
- Guts and Initiative - <Reckless> Play before cards are added to a Skill Check. Do not add cards from the Destiny Deck into this Skill Check. [1 x Strength 1, 1 x Strength 2]
- Critical Situation - Movement: Take 1 Action. Only 1 "Critical Situation" or "Executive Order" may be used per turn. [1 x Strength 3, 1 x Strength 4, 1 x Strength 5]
- Evasive Maneuvers - Play after any Viper is attacked to reroll the die. If the Viper is piloted, subtract 2 from the new roll. [8 x Strength 1, 6 x Strength 2]
- Maximum Firepower - Action: Play while piloting a Viper to attack up to 4 times. [4 x Strength 3, 2 x Strength 4, 1 x Strength 5]
- Full Throttle - Movement or Action: If piloting a Viper, you may move to any space area. You may then attack one Cylon ship in your area (even if you didn’t move). [1 x Strength 1, 1 x Strength 2]
- Run Interference - Play before Raiders are activated. The first 4 Raiders activating in your space area automatically miss (do not roll for them). [1 x Strength 3, 1 x Strength 4, 1 x Strength 5]
- Repair - Action: Repair your current location, or if you are in the "Hangar Deck" location, you may repair up to 2 damaged Vipers. [8 x Strength 1, 6 x Strength 2]
- Scientific Research - Play before cards are added to a skill check. All engineering cards in the skill check count as positive strength. [4 x Strength 3, 2 x Strength 4, 1 x Strength 5]
- Jury Rigged - <Reckless> Play before cards are added to a Skill Check to reduce its difficulty by 4. [1 x Strength 1, 1 x Strength 2]
- Calculations - Play after a die is rolled to add or subtract 1 from the result. Only 1 "Calculations" card may be used per die roll. [1 x Strength 3, 1 x Strength 4, 1 x Strength 5]
- Broadcast Location - Reckless Skill Check: Place 1 basestar in front of Galactica and 1 civilian ship behind Galactica. Only 1 of this ability may be resolved in each Skill Check. [8 x Strength 1]
- By Your Command - Reckless Skill Check: Activate all Raiders, Heavy Raiders, and Occupation Forces (but not Centurions). Only 1 of this ability may be resolved in each Skill Check. [4 x Strength 1]
- Special Destiny - Reckless Skill Check: Each player draws 1 Treachery Skill Card. Only 1 of this ability may be resolved in each Skill Check. [5 x Strength 2]
- God’s Plan - Movement: Exchange this card with the top card of the Destiny Deck. [3 x Strength 2]
- Sabotage - Play when a human player discards a Treachery Skill Card. Damage Galactica once. Only 1 "Sabotage" card may be used per turn. [4 x Strength 3]
- Human Weakness - Action: If at least one human player is in the "Brig" or "Detention Center", reduce the highest resource by 1. [2 x Strength 3]
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Activate Raiders - Each raider on the board takes one action with the following priority:
- Attack a Viper - Attack a viper in the same space area; unmanned Vipers are attacked before player-piloted Vipers.
- Destroy Civilian Ship - The current player chooses a civilian ship in the Raider’s space area. The ship is destroyed and the listed resources lost.
- Move – The Raider moves toward the nearest space area containing a civilian ship, moving clockwise if there are two space areas equidistant from the Raider’s current location.
- Attack Galactica - If none of the above actions have been taken, the Raider will remain in its current area and attack Galactica.
If there are no Raiders on the board to activate, then each Basestar on the board will launch two Raiders. If there are multiple space areas containing Raiders, then the current player may choose the order in which they activate; all raiders in a space area are activated before moving to the next.Launch Raiders - Each Basestar in play launches three raiders. If there are not enough raiders, the current player may choose which raiders are launched.
Activate Heavy Raiders and Centurions - Each Heavy Raider on the board moves toward the closest Viper launch area, or if in a launch area, deposits a Centurion on the first space of the Boarding Party track. If there are no Heavy Raiders on the board, each Basestar in play launches one Heavy Raider. Each Centurion also advances one space on the Boarding Party track; if any has advanced to the end (a total of four activations), then the Cylons win. Centurions activate with Heavy Raiders with the Cylon Fleet location action.
Activate Cylon Basestars - Each Basestar in play attacks Galactica.
Combat Table
Jumping
The ultimate objective in the base set scenario for the humans is to jump the fleet enough distance to make it to Kobol. In the expansion scenario, the first major objective is to jump the fleet to New Caprica. The game starts with the Jump Prep marker on Start. Each Crisis Card drawn has a chance to advance the Jump Prep marker. When the Jump Prep marker reaches the -3 or -1 spots, any character can use the FTL Control location to initiate a jump, but will risk losing 3 or 1 population (on a roll of 6 or less). If the Jump Prep marker advances to the Auto Jump spot, the fleet automatically jumps with no risk of population loss.
Jumping clears the board of all ships. All Vipers, unmanned or piloted, return to the reserves. Any characters piloting Vipers are moved to the Hangar Deck. While jumping does clear the board of all Cylon ships, any Centurions in a Boarding Party remain on Galactica. After the jump, the Admiral draws 2 cards from the Destination Deck and chooses one, jumping the fleet a certain distance and initiating a special effect, and the Jump Prep marker returns to its starting position.
New Caprica
The New Caprica phase uses a new deck of Crisis Cards that implement a couple of extra rules. Abilities that target the normal Crisis Card Deck also apply to the New Caprica Crisis Cards.
New Caprica Phase I: Before Galactica Arrives
The Activate Cylon Ships Step of players’ turns is ignored except for the new icon "Activate Occupation Forces" which may appear next to the normal Activate Cylon Ships command on New Caprica Crisis Cards. Occupation Forces start from the Occupation Authority location and move along a track to the Breeder’s Canyon and Shipyard locations. The "Activate Occupation Forces" icon in the Activate Cylon Ships step moves each Occupation Force one step along the track. If an Occupation Force moves from the Shipyard, the Locked Civilian Ship at the top of the stack is destroyed and the Occupation Force returned to the reserves. If there are no Locked Civilian Ships, then the top Prepared Civilian Ship is destroyed instead; if both stacks are empty, then no Civilian Ships are destroyed. If there are no Occupation Forces on the board when "Activate Occupation Forces" occurs, then one is placed on Occupation Authority.
Jump Preparation is treated as in the normal game as Galactica prepares to return to New Caprica. When the Auto Jump step of the Jump Track is reached, Galactica arrives and Phase II starts.
New Caprica Phase II: After Galactica’s Arrival
Jump Preparation icons are now ignored during the "Prepare for Jump" step, but a new icon now applies. When an "Evacuation Icon" is flipped, the top ship in the Prepared Civilian Ships stack is evacuated to one of the two port space areas on the Galactica board. If there are no Prepared Civilian Ships, the icon has no effect. Civilian Ships may also now be evacuated from the Shipyard location and placed in one of the port space areas.
As an action, the Admiral may order the fleet to jump away from New Caprica. All humans remaining on New Caprica are executed and any civilian ships remaining are destroyed. Resource losses from these events are incurred and victory is calculated.
Locations and General Actions
- Medical Center - You may only draw 1 Skill Card during your Receive Skill Cards step. You may not move to this location with your normal movement.
- Detention - You may not move or add more than 2 cards to Skill checks. You may not move to this location with your normal movement. Action: Pass this Skill check to move to any location. [Skill 9, Politics, Tactics]
- Resistance HQ - Human Action: Choose a character on New Caprica (human or Cylon), then pass this Skill check to execute him. [Skill 7, Leadership, Tactics, Treachery]
- Occupation Authority - Human Action: If you are the President, you may draw 1 Quorum Card. Then, you may play 1 Quorum Card. Cylon Action: Activate 1 Occupation Force and then place 1 Occupation Force on this location.
- Breeder’s Canyon - Human Action: Reduce the highest resource by 1 to advance the fleet marker 1 space up the Jump track. Cylon Action: Draw and resolve the top card of the Crisis Deck. Skip the Prepare for Jump Step of this turn.
- Shipyard - Human Action: Prepare or evacuate 1 Civilian Ship. If you evacuate a civilian ship, you may then move to any Galactica location. Cylon Action: Look at the top ship of the Locked Civilian Ship stack, and place it on the top or bottom of the stack.
- General Human Action: Attack Occupation Forces - Roll a die. If 5 or higher, destroy an occupation force on your location. You may discard a "Maximum Firepower" Skill Card to reroll an "Attack Occupation Force" die roll.
- General Cylon Action: Detain a Human - If you are in a location containing a human character and an occupation force, roll a die. On 1-3, move the human to "Detention"; on 4-7, move the human to the "Medical Center"; on 8 or higher, nothing happens.
There are a number of special rules that apply to the Medical Center and Detention locations:Cast of Characters
General Ability: Inspirational Leader - When you draw a Crisis Card, all 1 strength Skill Cards count positive for the skill check.
One-Time Ability: Command Authority - Once per game, after resolving a skill check, instead of discarding the used Skill Cards, draw them into your hand.
Disadvantage: Emotionally Attached - You may not activate the "Admiral’s Quarters" location.
Setup Location: Admiral’s Quarters
General Ability: Cylon Hatred - When a player activates the "Admiral Quarters" location, you may choose to reduce the difficulty by 3.
One-Time Ability: Declare Martial Law - Action: Once per game, give the President title to the Admiral.
Disadvantage: Alcoholic - At the start of any player’s turn, if you have exactly 1 Skill Card in your hand, you must discard it.
Setup Location: Command
General Ability: ECO Officer - During your turn, you may reroll a die that was just rolled (once per turn). You must use the new result.
One-Time Ability: Moral Compass - Once per game, after a player makes a choice on a Crisis Card, you may change it.
Disadvantage: Stranded - Your character is not placed on the game board at the start of the game. While not on the game board, you may not move, be moved, or take actions. At the start of your 2nd turn, place your character on the "Hangar Deck" location.
General Ability: Intolerant - When an "Admiral Quarters" Skill Check is passed with a 10 or more, you may choose to execute that character instead of sending him to the “Brig”.
One-Time Ability: Blind Jump - Action: Once per game, if at 6 or less distance, draw 2 civilian ships and destroy them to immediately jump the fleet (even if the fleet marker is on a red space). The Admiral only draws 1 Destination Card.
Disadvantage: Bent on Revenge - You may not activate the "FTL Control" or "Engine Room" locations.
Setup Location: Pegasus CIC or Command
General Ability: Religious Visions - When you draw Crisis Cards, draw 2 and choose 1 to resolve. Place the other on the bottom of the deck.
One-Time Ability: Skilled Politician - Action: Once per game, draw 4 Quorum Cards. Choose 1 to resolve and place the rest on the bottom of the deck. You do not need to be President to use this ability.
Disadvantage: Terminal Illness - In order to activate a location, you must first discard 2 Skill Cards.
Setup Location: President's Office
General Ability: Delusional Intuition - After you draw a Crisis Card, draw 1 Skill Card of your choice (it may be from outside your skill set).
One-Time Ability: Cylon Detector - Action: Once per game, you may look at all Loyalty Cards belonging to another player.
Disadvantage: Coward - You start the game with 2 Loyalty Cards (instead of 1).
Setup Location: Research Lab
General Ability: Friends in Low Places - When a player activates the "Administration" or the "Brig" location, you may choose to reduce or increase the difficulty by 2.
One-Time Ability: Unconventional Tactics - Action: Once per game, lose 1 population to gain 1 of any other resource type.
Disadvantage: Convicted Criminal - You may not activate locations occupied by other characters (except the "Brig").
Setup Location: Administration
General Ability: Politically Adroit - When you end your Movement step in the same location as another player, you may give that player 1 Skill Card from your hand to draw 2 Skill Cards.
One-Time Ability: Manipulative - Once per game, you may take the Admiral or President title at the start of your turn. Return that title to its previous owner at the end of your turn.
Disadvantage: Nothing But Trouble - Your Skill Set includes Treachery. (Human players can’t use text abilities of Treachery Cards.)
Setup Location: Admiral’s Quarters
General Ability: Alert Viper Pilot - When a viper is placed in a space area from the "Reserves", you may choose to pilot it and take 1 action. You may only do this when you are on a Galactica location, excluding the "Brig".
One-Time Ability: CAG - Action: Once per game, you may activate up to 6 unmanned vipers.
Disadvantage: Headstrong - When you are forced to discard Skill Cards, you must discard randomly.
Setup Location: Launch and pilot a Viper
General Ability: Expert Pilot - When you start your turn piloting a viper, you may take 2 actions during your Action Step (instead of 1).
One-Time Ability: Secret Destiny - Once per game, immediately after a Crisis Card is revealed, discard it and draw a new one.
Disadvantage: Insubordinate - When a player chooses you with the "Admiral's Quarters" location, reduce the difficulty by 3.
Setup Location: Hangar Deck
General Ability: Recon - At the end of your turn, you may look at the top card of the Crisis Deck and place it on the top or bottom.
One-Time Ability: Mysterious Intuition - Once per game, before resolving a skill check on a Crisis Card, choose the result (Pass or Fail), instead of resolving it normally.
Disadvantage: Sleeper Agent - During the Sleeper Agent Phase, you are dealt 2 Loyalty Cards (instead of 1) and then moved to the "Brig" location.
Setup Location: Armory
General Ability: Hotshot - When you would roll a die during your Action step, you may instead discard a Skill Card. Use the card’s strength +2 instead of the die roll.
One-Time Ability: Sacrifice - Once per game while piloting a viper, send yourself to “Sickbay” to destroy 5 Raiders, 2 Heavy Raiders, 1 Basestar, or 1 civilian ship in your space area.
Disadvantage: Stim Junkie - At the end of your Action step, if you are in the same location or space area you were in at the start of your turn, you are moved to "Sickbay".
Setup Location: Hangar Deck
General Ability: Maintenance Engineer - During your turn, after you use a "Repair" Skill Card, you may take another action (once per turn).
One-Time Ability: Blind Devotion - Once per game, after cards have been added to a Skill Check (but before revealing them), you may choose a skill type. All cards of the chosen type are considered strength 0.
Disadvantage: Reckless - Your hand limit is 8 (instead of 10).
Setup Location: Hangar Deck
General Ability: Efficient - When you activate the "Communications" location, you may look at every civilian ship on the game board and may move any number of them.
One-Time Ability: Fast Learner - Once per game, before making a Skill Check, look at the top 3 cards of any Skill deck (even outside your Skill set) and add all of them either to the Skill Check or to your hand.
Disadvantage: Emotionally Fragile - When morale is reduced to 2 or less, you are executed. If you are human, do not lose 1 morale.
Setup Location: Communications
General Ability: Primacy - Action: Place 1 Basestar in front of Galactica, or if all basestars are in play, you may remove 1 from the game board. You may then place 3 raiders in front of Galactica and 1 civilian ship behind Galactica.
One-Time Ability: Aggressive Tactics - Movement: Once per game you may take 2 Actions.
Disadvantage: Lies and Secrets - When a player reveals a "You are a Cylon" Loyalty Card, you must discard all Skill Cards in your hand.
Setup Location: Cylon Fleet
General Ability: Glimpse the Face of God - Movement: Draw 2 cards from the top of the Destiny deck, then place 2 cards from your hand on the top of the Destiny Deck.
One-Time Ability: Cryptic Message - Action: Once per game, exchange your hand of Skill Cards with another player’s hand of Skill Cards.
Disadvantage: Clouded - You may not voluntarily move to a location that contains another player.
Setup Location: Human Fleet
General Ability: Intimate - Movement: Draw a Skill Card at random from a player’s hand. Then, that player draws 1 card from the skill deck of your choice (it may be from outside their skill set).
One-Time Ability: Human Delusion - Once per game, after all Skill Cards played into a skill check have been revealed, you may play any number of Skill Cards from your hand into the check.
Disadvantage: Conflicted Loyalties - You must discard 1 Skill Card to activate the "Cylon Fleet" location.
Setup Location: Caprica
Original OP taken from Akinos/Darian, modified by MrBlarney, including Pegasus Expansion rules.
TheMadjai as Admiral Helena Cain [Military]
Nami as President Laura Roslin [Political]
Nosaji as Leoben [Cylon Leader]
Arivia as Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace [Pilot]
simonwolf as Dr. Gaius Baltar [Political]
dunedainjedi as Anastasia 'Dee' Dualla [Support]
Colonial Reserves
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We will be using the following variant for this game:
Thirty-Three: If this card is shuffled back into the deck, it is shuffled instead into the top five cards.
Current Status
Nami as President Laura Roslin - President's Office - 6 card
Nosaji as Leoben - Human Fleet - 3 cards
Arivia as Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace - Sickbay - 4 cards
simonwolf as Dr. Gaius Baltar - Research Lab - 2 cards
dunedainjedi as Anastasia 'Dee' Dualla - Resurrection Ship - 0 cards
Resources
Fuel 6. Food 8. Morale 9. Population 10.
Jump Track: [No Jump] [No Jump] [No Jump] [-3 pop] [-1 pop]
Distance Traveled: 2
Boarding Party: [Centurion] [Clear] [Clear] [Clear] [Human Loss]
Raptors: 4 In Reserve, 0 Destroyed
Vipers: 7 in Reserve, 1 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Nukes: 2
Galactica Damage: None
Pegasus Damage: Engine Room
Space
1 O'Clock:
3 O'Clock: Civilian Ship
5 O'Clock: ==>
7 O'Clock: ==>
9 O'Clock: Civilian Ship
11 O'Clock:
Guidelines for Posting
1) All visible text after this post will be in character! Everything else should be included at the bottom of your posts as a spoiler tag. The game board, crisis cards, etc will be given the same way.
2) Official actions should be posted in cyan. Once I've seen an in-turn action in cyan, it is final.
3) Questions about the game mechanics should be in orange. I'll respond in the same way.
4) Some actions won't always require role-play (for example, contributing 0 cards to a check outside your skill set, choosing a multi-draw, or choosing which raiders activate first). In this case, feel free to simply post your action inside a spoiler tag. Of course, role-playing is fine and absolutely encouraged.
5) You may want to pause a narrative and continue after receiving the results of an action (e.g. describing the success/failure of an attack). In this case, please use <to be continued...> so that I don't finish the narrative for you. I'll do die rolling by hand, so don't bother with invisiblecastle or anything.
6) You do not need to role-play in PMs to me (unless you really want to).
7) Feel free to use NPCs (including the characters not being played) in your posts.
8) Communication is still important! Use in-character conversation to discuss choices and describe strength of skill check contributions. In your spoiler post, you may include "a little" or "a lot" on your contribution, but *ONLY* those two phrases. Keep other communication to a minimum and use my narrative cues to interpret the choices on a crisis card.
Your first post should introduce your character and should include (in spoiler) your initial card draw. Loyalty cards will be sent out shortly.
Nosaji ran an excellent RP game already - if you need inspiration, you might want to check it out.
Sooner or later, the day comes when you can't hide from the things that you've done anymore.
Commander Adama's speech from Galactica's decommissioning still echoes throughout the minds of those crewing her. It seems like so long ago now. Only hours after the commander's speech, the Twelve Colonies of Kobol were brutally attacked by a foe that had not been seen in a long time, the Cylons. Billions were killed in the attacks - and the fifty thousand that did survive might not have been the lucky ones. They have no home to return to, and nowhere to go. In her new position, President Laura Roslin, reluctantly aided by Dr. Gaius Baltar, has given the people of the Twelve Colonies something to focus on, a cause that might give them the strength to go on. Humanity needs a new home to call their own, safe from the Cylons.
Outgunned and nearly outmaneuvered, the Colonial Fleet has had a glimmer of hope. The Galactica was not the only survivor of the genocide, and has managed to run into the Pegasus, commanded by Admiral Helena Cain. The situation is tense, with the Admiral insisting that military needs take priority, but for the moment remains relatively stable. Now no longer alone, the Colonial fleet is lead by Admiral Cain, able to trust a handful of officers, chief among them Anastasia 'Dee' Dualla and the best shot in or out of the cockpit, Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace. There are rumours spreading around the fleet, though, of the human situation being of particular interest to a Cylon agent; the one known as Leoben.
The Commander's speech, however, remains present in each mind among the fleet. Humanity never asked itself why it deserved to survive.
Maybe it doesn't.
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Players:
TheMadjai as Admiral Helena Cain - 5 cards
Nami as President Laura Roslin - 3 cards
Nosaji as Leoben - 2 cards
Arivia as Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace - 3 cards
simonwolf as Dr. Gaius Baltar - 3 cards
dunedainjedi as Anastasia 'Dee' Dualla - 3 cards
Resources:
Fuel 8. Food 8. Morale 10. Population 12.
Jump Track: [No Jump] [No Jump] [No Jump] [-3 pop] [-1 pop]
Distance Traveled: 0
Boarding Party: Clear
Raptors: 4 In Reserve, 0 Destroyed
Vipers: 6 in Reserve, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Nukes: 2
Galactica Damage: None
Space:
1 O'Clock: clear
3 O'Clock: 2 Civilians
5 O'Clock: 1 Viper
7 O'Clock: 1 Viper
9 O'Clock: Basestar, 3 Raiders
11 O'Clock: clear
All players except Admiral Cain: post your initial card draws
Cain: choose your starting location (Pegasus CIC or Command)
All players: Loyalty and Quorum cards will be sent with your initial hand.
Saying those words would be simple relaxing even. Impromptu support groups were something of a trend since the attack. A lot of people just needed to talk. About family, lost friends, maybe even dare to hope they were still alive somewhere. Maybe even in the civilian fleet. They were sitting in a circle. Just talking. No. It wasn't for her. Not yet anyway. Plus she was supposed to be on duty.
Dee took her seat in communications. Headset on. Commander Adama was talking into his headset. His voice was low, but the discussion seemed to be heated. A quick glance at the panel confirmed what she already knew. He was talking to Admiral Cain.
God I hope she doesn't visit today...
Or was it? The cylon leaders were convinced of it, at least. First they destroy the humans, then they rebuild society, avoiding the mistakes they made. But something nags at the back of Leoben's mind as he heads for the space dock. Something about the cylons' plan wasn't God's will. And before he returned to the council, as the others were expecting him to, he had to find out what that was.
Besides, Leoben thought to himself, images of Commander Adama filling his mind, I'm curious if there *is* something about humanity that makes it worth saving...
Across the table, Tigh growled, throwing back another swig of alcohol. Starbuck smirked. "Poor loser, XO?" She tucked the winnings into this and that pocket, flicking out a lighter and putting the flame to a gold-wrapped cigar. She advanced, leaning over the table, pilots and techs clearing out of the way, the cigar's wrapping slowly unfolding at the edge of the flare.
Tigh rose in his seat to meet Starbuck, their noses almost touching. "You sat in the brig for this once before, pilot. You want to do it again?"
Starbuck backed up for just a second. "Gee, XO, I don't know. No, wait, I do." She leaned back in again. "You see, sir, things have changed. Adama isn't the only game in town any more. And I think Admiral Cain likes me more than you just a little bit. So I'm not going to do it again. Because I don't have to. Now, if you want to..." As Starbuck spoke, the wrapping uncurled, a delicate strand of gold dropping and curling into Tigh's shot glass.
The XO growled and made to flip the table, but a sudden, louder sound stopped him, scarlet lights flashing in the newly darkened room. "Action stations! All hands to action stations!"
"Oh, frakk me!" Starbuck shouted as Tigh lumbered around the now-set table, back to CIC. She stubbed the cigar out on a nearby bulkhead and rushed towards the port hanger.
He dropped his bags on the ground and watched as a cloud of dust blew up all around him, covering his previously-pristine white coat in a thin layer of grimy dust. He coughed, painfully, a few times, trying to exaggerate the problems that so woefully assailed him. The guards outside chuckled, clearly not comprehending how awful this situation really was for him.
Relax, Gaius.
A calm voice in his ear make Baltar both relax mentally and recoil away.
They don't understand how hard God's plan has been on you.
No, they really didn't, did they? Nothing that had happened so far was his fault, truly, but the fear that crippled his every step - the knowledge that he knew things, had done things (completely unwillingly, of course) that they would throw him out the airlock for... It was a hard life, being Gaius Baltar. Those ignorant fools in the Admirality would never understand. At least Roslin liked him. A little. Maybe.
Something distant in the ship rumbled, an alarm sweeping through the air and catching everyone's attention. The guards outside his room took one look at each other and bolted towards the nearest hatch. Baltar made an attempt to catch their attention, but his voice was drowned out by the noise.
Slumping, he sat down on his bags and looked around at the dust and wreckage.
Welcome home, Gaius.
"Bring Pegasus to action stations, and take us alongside Galactica. We're going hunting."
CURRENTLY PLAYING:
Android: Netrunner, Warhammer: Conquest, Star Realms
Not that the matter was critically important at the present time; it was of concern her calls had gone unanswered.
Setting the report aside she clasps her hands together and leans forward, setting her thumbs against her lips as she contemplates inwardly. Colonial one seemed rather peaceful at the present time - with no noise to be heard from the press room: a blessing from the Gods, to be sure.
The moment of relaxation is brief. Echoing footsteps tap quickly down the aisle in approach. Soon enough Roslin can see a flag sway in the corner of her eye - as a new presence enters the office.
"Excuse me. Madam President?"
Composing herself, Roslin straightens her posture and turns with a pleasant smile, "Yes Billy... What is it?"
"Affirmative, XO. Advise when you have a firing solution." Cain's eyes do not leave the display. Her hands rest on either side of the panel in front of her, and she can feel Pegasus preparing to fire underneath her. Preparing to blast the cylon basestar in front of them into dust. Preparing to carry out the will of the Gods. Preparing to exact justice.
"We have a solution, sir."
...
"Fire."
CURRENTLY PLAYING:
Android: Netrunner, Warhammer: Conquest, Star Realms
"Sir, Pegasus appears to have been sabotaged. Sergeant Comito reports that an arms locker was broken into. The damage in the engine room seems consistent with the sort of explosion a G4 charge would make." The shaken lieutenant replies, eyes racing from one console to another.
His expression darkening, Fisk glances to Admiral Cain. "As if we needed something else to worry about." he remarks dryly.
Crisis
Missing G4 Explosives (Difficulty 7, Leadership, Tactics)
Pass: No effect.
Fail: -1 Food. All characters in the "Armory" location are sent to the "Brig."
<activate raiders>
Contributions
Destiny Deck: 2 cards
Roslin: ?
Leoben: ?
Starbuck: ?
Baltar: ?
Dee: ?
Cain: ?
"Aye, sir."
Cain picks up the phone and hears Billy on the other end. "Hold on, I'll get her."
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Before the Old Man could respond Tigh went off, sluring his words left and right, the faint smell of whiskey on his breath. "Frakers, something goes wrong and they come onto our ship looking for someone to blame. Tell them to go back to the pegasus and frak themselves Dee."
"XO you are reveal. Go get some sleep" The Old Man stared down Tigh, who slowly stumbled out of the CIC. "Land them Dee. No one on the Galactica is responsible. If Fisk wants to waste his time let him."
"Raptor niner four niner, this is Galactica Actual, you are cleared for priority landing. All traffic has been cleared. You may proceed."
Oh, Gaius, are you sure that's part of the plan?
He tried to ignore Six, for the moment, as he heard someone coming outside. It was the same pair of guards as before; they marched into the room, sweaty, and kicked up some more dust before reporting that the Admiral had asked for the assistance of the incredible and brilliant Gaius Baltar in finding some missing explosives.
"Incredible AND brilliant, you say..."
Perhaps he could loan his assistance to the Admiral, for the time being. Anything to get his name out there again...
That said, guys, I'm about to shut down my compy, and probably won't be back online for a good 36 hours or more - long story short, I'm heading home after finishing my student exchange here in Japan, so I'm going to be stuck in planes, trains, automobiles and emotional reunions with my family for the next while.
All my contingency plans will be sent to Hylian, so (hopefully) things will go smoothly without me around.
"There will be a mountain here soon enough." Billy says with a bit of strain in his tone. Rolsin’s lips tighten with a smirk as she reaches forward and flips the switch to her lamp; which quickly illuminates the pending workload.
"I am not one to let my trustworthiness falter, Billy. This will all be read and signed shortly. The Gods know the citizens need leadership now more than ever." Flipping open the folder she brushes back a lock of hair and tucks it behind her ear. "Records from the Zeph-" she falls silent as a buzzing fills the room and Billy answers Cain’s call. Placing his hand over the speaker he says in a hush, "It's the Admiral, Ma'am."
Roslin takes hold of the phone and clears her throat before setting the receiver against her ear. "Good afternoon, Admiral."
"Yes sir, that's what she said."
"Inside job huh? Well I'll go with the Admiral's gut on this. You're dismissed Petty Officer, but if you hear anything, let me know."
Dee saluted sharply, "Understood sir."
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I'm confused. Is Fisk on Galactica, or is Dee on Pegasus?
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Outside, the raiders swing around to Galactica's side, avoiding the vipers and heading straight for the civilian ships.
Cain: 1 card
Roslin: 2 cards
Leoben: 0 cards
Starbuck: 0 cards
Baltar: 1 card
Dee: 1 card
Leadership 1
Leadership 2
Leadership 2
Tactics 2
Tactics 3
Tactics 3
Politics 1
5 + 8 - 1 = 12, PASS
No effect.
Raiders move from 9 o'clock to 11 o'clock.
Prompted by his own musings, Leoben checks the console in front of him to make sure the tracking beacon signal from human fleet is still strong. It is, and he leans back in his seat with a sigh. He would arrive in less than an hour, and a basestar just engaged the fleet; with any luck there would still be enough chaos in the area for him to board a civilian ship before anyone, human or cylon, knew what was going on. Synthetic adrenaline begins to pump as his destination nears.
"Lets see where destiny takes us," Leoben mutters aloud.
Also, does Roslin know it's her turn?
She hands the phone back to Billy and hesitates for a moment, "It looks as if there is another job in need of our attention. These papers will have to wait, for now."
Sorry for my delay everyone. Work + Son makes for a busy day!
"What exactly is the Admiral planning to do, Laura?" Zarek speaks into his phone while shuffling through his own paperwork. "The people have a right to know what is going on with Galactica and would be reassured if they could hear from the Admiral herself."
Despite Roslin's attempts to deflect the question until after the Cylon threat is dealt with, before long Zarek and the rest of the Quorum are in a Raptor on their way to Pegasus, requesting clearance to land and speak directly with Cain...
Admiral Grilled (Difficulty 9, Politics, Leadership)
President Roslin chooses:
Pass: No effect.
Fail: -1 Morale. The Admiral discards 2 skill cards.
or
-1 Morale.
<activate raiders>
<jump prep>
Contributions
Destiny Deck: 2 cards
Roslin: ?
Leoben: ?
Starbuck: ?
Baltar: 1 card
Dee: ?
Cain: ?
Just to clarify, Nami saw the first quorum card before drawing a second, discarding Politics 1 (Consolidate Power) [2]. I mostly write in third person present because I find it a lot easier, so your call.
As per his contingency, if you go with the check Baltar adds one card.
Tom Zarek has classically been Sagittaron's rep, but I don't know if you're changing that Hylian.
Assuming Nami goes for the check, little/lot from Baltar?
"That's enough. Stand down, marines." Cain looks at the quorum, fury in her eyes. "You will respect the chain of command, and the political process you swore to protect or so help me Gods I will declare martial law and have each and every one of you brigged and executed for high treason, is that clear?"
Check taken, Contribute 1, helping a little
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Contributing 2.
"CAP Galactica, the Quorum of twleve is aboard Raptor sixer eight niner, in bound to pegagsus. Escort is requested." Now for the ship to ship traffic....
Leoben smiles to himself as he realizes that he just avoided another pitfall as well: nobody in the corridors or rooms was recognizing him. Adama had already encountered a Two, but that was apparently kept secret from the public, making Leoben's task that much easier. Time for him to begin some friendly conversation...
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Over on Galactica, Dee can overhear Tigh muttering to Adama. "Starbuck should be in the air by now and those raiders are too frakkin' close. Why aren't we ready to jump?"
"Working on it, Colonel. Basestar caught us by surprise, emergency coordinates were still being distributed." Gaeta responds.
Cain: 1 card
Roslin: 2 cards
Leoben: 1 card
Starbuck: 0 cards
Baltar: 1 card
Dee: 0 cards
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Leadership 2 (Executive Order)
Leadership 3 (Declare Emergency)
Politics 2 (Consolidate Power)
Politics 3 (Investigative Committee)
Politics 5 (Preventative Policy)
Engineering 2 (Repair)
Treachery 1 (Broadcast Location)
5 + 10 - 2 - 1 = 12, PASS
No effect.
Raiders move from 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock.
Jump calculations are being made.
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Players
TheMadjai as Admiral Helena Cain - Pegasus CIC - 3 cards
Nami as President Laura Roslin - President's Office - 2 cards
Nosaji as Leoben - Human Fleet - 3 cards
Arivia as Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace - Hangar Deck - 3 cards
simonwolf as Dr. Gaius Baltar - Research Lab - 1 card
dunedainjedi as Anastasia 'Dee' Dualla - Communications - 2 cards
Resources
Fuel 8. Food 8. Morale 10. Population 12.
Jump Track: [No Jump] [No Jump] [No Jump] [-3 pop] [-1 pop]
Distance Traveled: 0
Boarding Party: Clear
Raptors: 4 In Reserve, 0 Destroyed
Vipers: 6 in Reserve, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Nukes: 2
Galactica Damage: None
Pegasus Damage: Engine Room
Space
1 O'Clock: 3 Raiders
3 O'Clock: 2 Civilians
5 O'Clock: => 1 Viper
7 O'Clock: => 1 Viper
9 O'Clock: Basestar
11 O'Clock: <clear>
Gasping for air, Leoben awakes from his reverie. The visions have been getting stronger, but also more cryptic. "Truly, to know the face of God is to know madness," he sighs aloud. Quickly regaining composure, Leoben sets about finding transport deeper into the human fleet.
Drawing Tactics and Engineering