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[BSG:BG] Exodus Game 01 - Game Over

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  • Void SlayerVoid Slayer Very Suspicious Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    So a cylon with 8 trauma tokens might want to infiltrate galactica and put some trauma tokens on the NPCs, I guess it give the outed cylons and the leaders something different to do.

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Yeah; honestly it gives players (more specifically, pilots) something to do too other than sit around in the Lab all day drawing extra cards.

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  • RiusRius Globex CEO Nobody ever says ItalyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Well, a Leader can infiltrate and encounter Allies. A revealed Cylon with a large amount of trauma tokens has to hope that a location with Allies in it is damaged or destroyed, or that an executed Human chooses a new character whose Ally card is currently in play. In either of those cases, the Cylon with the most tokens gets to put one of his tokens on the new Ally.

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  • RiusRius Globex CEO Nobody ever says ItalyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    The Ender wrote: »
    Yeah; honestly it gives players (more specifically, pilots) something to do too other than sit around in the Lab all day drawing extra cards.

    Pilots will be busy as fuck now; they'll spend nearly all of their time in space, either fighting Raiders or escorting Civilians to safety.

    With the Cylon Fleet board mechanics, it's pretty much guaranteed that there will be Cylon ships engaging Galactica during every FTL warmup cycle. I don't believe it's possible to get an auto-jump for the Human Fleet before you get one for the Cylon Fleet.

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  • Void SlayerVoid Slayer Very Suspicious Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I should not read pdf files at 2 am after an 8 hour shift...

    all sorts of weird mechanics appear out of thin air!

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  • CapfalconCapfalcon Tunnel Snakes Rule Capital WastelandRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Just dropping by to confirm my choice of Gaius "Totally Not A Toster" Baltar and Two Pol and 1 Lea.

    Also, super excited!

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  • RiusRius Globex CEO Nobody ever says ItalyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Void Slayer wrote: »
    I should not read pdf files at 2 am after an 8 hour shift...

    all sorts of weird mechanics appear out of thin air!

    It's a complicated expansion, lol.

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Pilots will be busy as fuck now; they'll spend nearly all of their time in space, either fighting Raiders or escorting Civilians to safety.

    With the Cylon Fleet board mechanics, it's pretty much guaranteed that there will be Cylon ships engaging Galactica during every FTL warmup cycle. I don't believe it's possible to get an auto-jump for the Human Fleet before you get one for the Cylon Fleet.

    Yeah the escort mechanic is pretty awesome. I'm totally psyched; I found that it used to be that while it was always handy to have a Pilot on hand for their utility skills, it wasn't very often that useful for them to go and actually, y'know, pilot.

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  • XiVXiV Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Godspeed, ladies and gents.

    I'd be happy to host another one of these, but I think it would be a smoother experience if I observe how MrBlarney does it first.

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  • MrBlarneyMrBlarney Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I have returned. Cards are going out; when I post next, that will be the signal that the game has begun.

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  • CapfalconCapfalcon Tunnel Snakes Rule Capital WastelandRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    excited bouncing!

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    ACTION STATIONS!

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  • Gene ParmesanGene Parmesan Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Got my cards, very excited for this thing to start. Thanks for hosting MrBlarney.

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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Indeed, thanks MrBlarney :)

    Excited to try the new expansion out.

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm digging this opening mitt; we should hopefully be able to secure a nice & strong early position.

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  • MrBlarneyMrBlarney Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Humanity has escaped New Caprica and continues on its journey to Earth. Their time on New Caprica with the Cylons has changed them - some for the better, some for the worse. There are yet more struggles to come before they may find paradise...

    Turn 1: "Caprica" Six (Tenek)

    Current Situation: (Please note image and card status reflect numbers after Tenek chooses his skill card draw.)

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    Resources: Fuel - 8, Food - 8, Morale - 10, Population - 12.

    Jump Preparation: Level 1 - Jump Unavailable.
    Pursuit Track: Level 1.

    Distance Covered: 0

    Galactica: No damage, no boarding parties.
    Pegasus: No damage.

    Nuke Tokens: 2 remain.
    Quorum Cards: 1 in hand.

    Ship Reserves: 4 Viper Mk IIs and 4 Raptors available, 4 Viper Mk VIIs damaged.

    Characters:
    "Caprica" Six (Tenek) - Caprica (2 Cards, 3 Trauma)
    Admiral Felix Gaeta (Void Slayer) - FTL Control (3 Cards, 3 Trauma)
    Callandra "Cally" Tyrol (El Skid) - Hangar Deck (3 Cards, 3 Trauma)
    CAG Louanne "Kat" Katraine (The Ender) - Hangar Deck (3 Cards, 3 Trauma)
    Tory Foster (Diorinix) - Press Room (3 Cards, 3 Trauma)
    Samuel T. Anders (Gene Parmesan) - Armory (3 Cards, 3 Trauma)
    President Gaius Baltar (Capfalcon) - Research Lab (3 Cards, 3 Trauma)

    Allies
    D'Anna Biers (Press Room)
    Beneficial Result: Investigative Journalist - Gain 1 morale.
    Antagonistic Result: Opportunistic Cylon - Draw 2 trauma tokens or discard 3 Skill Cards.
    Alex "Crashdown" Quartarero (Armory)
    Beneficial Result: Loyal ECO - Look at the top card of the Destination deck and place it on the top or bottom of the deck.
    Antagonistic Result: Inexperienced Leader - Roll a die. On a 4 or lower, lose 1 population.
    Kendra Shaw (Weapons Control)
    Beneficial Result: Razor - You may lose 1 morale to gain either 1 fuel or 1 food.
    Antagonistic Result: Went Too Far - Draw a civilian ship to destroy.

    Galactica Space:
    Fore (9 o'clock) - 1 Basestar, 3 Raiders.
    Starboard-bow (11 o'clock) - None.
    Starboard-quarter (1 o'clock) - None.
    Aft (3 o'clock) - 2 Civilian Ships.
    Port-quarter (5 o'clock) - 1 Unmanned Viper Mk II.
    Port-bow (7 o'clock) - 1 Unmanned Viper Mk II.

    Cylon Space
    Fore (9 o'clock) - None.
    Starboard-bow (11 o'clock) - None.
    Starboard-quarter (1 o'clock) - None.
    Aft (3 o'clock) - None.
    Port-quarter (5 o'clock) - None.
    Port-bow (7 o'clock) - None.

    Tenek, what will your skill card draw be, and what shall you do?

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Um. Just a clarification: when we stop at an NPC's location, do we have to pass a Skill Check to get the beneficial result, or...?

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  • MrBlarneyMrBlarney Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    The Ender wrote: »
    Um. Just a clarification: when we stop at an NPC's location, do we have to pass a Skill Check to get the beneficial result, or...?

    If you are in a location with an Ally at the end of your Movement step, the Ally there is resolved. Each Ally has a Trauma token on it that is flipped over to determine the result. Tokens are randomly drawn from the supply at the start of the game. See the "Ionian Nebula" section of the rules posts or read the rulebook pdf for more details.

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Err... so there's no way to manipulate result for these first allies? It'll be strictly up to luck?

    :(


    Oh well.

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  • TenekTenek Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Cool board. May I steal it?


    Draw Engineering for my option draw.

    Get Intimate with Cally, who can draw from Leadership.

    Activate Caprica

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    The Master Plan:

    I think on my turn I want to hit up Alex in the armory. A chance for -1 Pop isn't so bad at all if he winds up being antagonistic; if he did give the negative result, though, would you guys want me to blow a card on him to help with the roll?

    I'd rather not (I've never lost a game due to population hitting zero), but I'll hear you out if you'd really rather not start ticking any dials this early.

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  • CapfalconCapfalcon Tunnel Snakes Rule Capital WastelandRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Wouldn't just scouting be safer, and have a better die roll?

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  • MrBlarneyMrBlarney Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Turn 1: "Caprica" Six (Tenek)

    Draw Skill Cards: Tenek draws 1 Leadership and 1 Engineering.

    Movement Step: Tenek uses Intimate on El Skid, drawing one card at random and El Skid draws a replacement card from Leadership.
    Action Step: Tenek activates the Caprica location and draws two Crisis Cards. One is placed on the bottom of the Crisis deck, the other is played:

    Sabotage Investigated

    Skill Check [9] Tactics + Engineering
    Pass: -1 Food
    Fail: -1 Morale, -1 Fuel, -1 Food

    After Crisis: [strike]Activate Heavy Raiders[/strike], Advance Jump Preparation

    The humans don't have long before they begin to run into more trouble. Seems like their efforts on New Caprica has caused some collateral damage...

    Skill Check Contributions
    Destiny Deck: 2 cards
    Felix Gaeta (Void Slayer):
    Callandra "Cally" Tyrol (El Skid):
    Louanne "Kat" Katraine (The Ender):
    Tory Foster (Diorinix):
    Samuel T. Anders (Gene Parmesan):
    Gaius Baltar (Capfalcon):
    "Caprica" Six (Tenek):

    The number of cards you contribute should be posted in cyan; you may break order if you wish. (EDIT: However, once you have set your contribution, it cannot be changed.) Send me the cards you have contributed and any conditional orders via PM. Cards that are played before checks must be added before you contribute, and the Skill Check will start back from the top. If you want to be really friendly, you can also post in cyan that you won't be playing such cards into the check.

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Oh, icky. :/

    Dammit Six, if you weren't so purty...! *Shakes fist*


    K, I'm not into ticking every dial this early. What do you guys think? I can put one card towards it helping a small bit if we intend to pass it.


    EDIT: Eh, I'm not thinking straight. Must be time to go to bed. :P

    1 Food & 1 Fuel aren't really worth 9+ points of skill cards, I don't think (the fuel makes it close, but the card should maybe give us some breathing room on that front).

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  • Void SlayerVoid Slayer Very Suspicious Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    So we are guaranteed executions with these new rules so -morale is dangerous.... and fuel is always dangerous to waste.

    Tactics and engineering wont be a total waste here though.

    1 card

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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Since I wouldn't be able to contribute 1 card due to being impulsive, 0 cards.

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  • TenekTenek Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    El Skid wrote: »
    Since I wouldn't be able to contribute 1 card due to being impulsive, 0 cards.

    o.O

    That's not a very human thing to say...

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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Sow your deceit all you want, toastercakes.

    I think it'd be REALLY good to pass the check, but it's impossible for me to help, and I like to let people know that.

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  • TenekTenek Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I know it's impossible, but your impulsiveness has nothing to do with it.

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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Tenek wrote: »
    I know it's impossible, but your impulsiveness has nothing to do with it.

    Impulsiveness makes it irrelevant what card you drew. Off with you now- go make some charred bread!

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  • CapfalconCapfalcon Tunnel Snakes Rule Capital WastelandRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Uh, considering she drew Tac, Lea, and Pol, there's only one card (assuming you didn't take it), at most, she could play to help.

    Since her disadvantage doesn't allow her to play just one card into a skill check, it's probably not a great idea for her to play cards.

    In the same vein, I didn't draw the correct colors for this check.

    0 cards

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  • RiusRius Globex CEO Nobody ever says ItalyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Cally's "Impulsiveness" shouldn't stop her from contributing one strong positive card and one weak negative card for an overall gain, though. And this is a terrible terrible first crisis, lol.

    MrBlarney, if you'd like me to keep my peanut gallery comments to myself, I can do that =) Just let me know.

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  • TenekTenek Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I think it's a great crisis. At Least It Has Jump Prep™, right?

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  • RiusRius Globex CEO Nobody ever says ItalyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Haha, yes, that it does.

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Oy. I really would rather not dump the only positive contribution I can make to this check, especially given that Void Slayer is the only one throwing anything at it (we'd have to be incredibly lucky with destiny, and he'd have to have tossed something huge, and we'd have to hope that Caprica doesn't poison the well).

    Sorry - 0 cards.

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  • DiorinixDiorinix Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I've only got 1 card to contribute to this check, and unfortunately it's worth piddly squat.

    But something is better than nothing.

    1 card

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    ...Oh, what the Hell. I change my mind.

    1 card, helping a little.

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  • MrBlarneyMrBlarney Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Whoa there, cowboy. You've already cyanned a contribution amount and your turn has passed. I'll let it slide for now since it is the first check, but once you've committed to a number, you must stick with it.

    Skill Check Contributions
    Destiny Deck: 2 cards
    Felix Gaeta (Void Slayer): 1 card
    Callandra "Cally" Tyrol (El Skid): 0 cards
    Louanne "Kat" Katraine (The Ender): 1 card
    Tory Foster (Diorinix): 1 card
    Samuel T. Anders (Gene Parmesan):
    Gaius Baltar (Capfalcon): 0 cards
    "Caprica" Six (Tenek):

    I believe we are now waiting on Gene Parmesan, with Tenek to follow.

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  • TenekTenek Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    0 cards. I defer to God's plan for humanity.

    Tenek on
  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Yeah, sorry Blarney - that's the last time I'll try to bend the rules like that. This was just a really tough decision to make.

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