[BSG] Turn 35 - Game Ends (Human Victory!)

Hylianbunny · March 2009

Original OP stolen from many people. I'm not listing them all out here.

You know the deal, boys and girls. A lot of this OP will be replaced as time goes. This game will be a pure game, with the exception of the '33' card (which will be reshuffled into the first 3-5 cards in the deck).

This thread may be NSF56K. You have been warned.

Rules and Utilities - Please refer to these often, as not all information about the game is collected in this post.

Rules, from the Fantasy Flight Games website
FAQ and Errata, from the Fantasy Flight Games website
Player Aid 1, on BoardGameGeek
Player Aid 2, on BoardGameGeek

Rules

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:

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. (i.e. "I have a number of cards that can help in this situation.")
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!
Human players and Revealed Cylons must both adhere to these rules: Revealed Cylons may not show their hands to other players or reveal their Super Crisis card until they play it.

Any time you are playing or discarding an action card, it should be reported in the thread. The only secret plays are those made to skill checks. On skill checks, the rules state that submissions to the check are made beginning with the player after the active player then continuing in turn order, ending with the active player. Thus, if it is important you may request to know how many cards people coming before you in that order contributed before deciding on your own submission. Such requests should be in bold cyan to be official and may be answered either by the GM or by the players involved; any other discussions of cards submitted to a check will be considered provisional and non-binding. Final submission numbers will be given by the GM at the time of resolution.

There are a number of Skill Cards that can be played under certain conditions. For the purposes of keeping things moving at a good pace, I recommend sending me a PM guidelines or instructions in advance detailing the circumstances in which you want to use them.

Skill Cards that come before events:
Tactics 3-5: Strategic Planning is played before a die roll; adds 2 to the result.
Engineering 3-5: Scientific Research is played before cards are added on a skill check; lets engineering cards be added for any check
Politics 3-5: Investigative Committee is played before cards are added on a skill check; all cards are played face up
Playing Scientific Research or Investigative Committee be declared BEFORE the person playing them submits their own cards on a skill check. Once you make a submission it will be too late for those. On Strategic Planning, I advise you to consider circumstances when you might want to use it and PM me general guidelines. If an applicable situation comes up, I'll wait on the die roll for you to check in.

Skill Cards that come after events:
Piloting 1-2: Evasive Maneuvers is played after a viper is attacked and damaged or destroyed; the die is re-rolled, subtracting 2 from the result if piloted by a player character.
Leadership 3-5: Declare Emergency is played after a failed Skill Check; subtracts two from the total needed for a complete pass, not affecting the amount needed for a partial pass.

The Board

Above, the 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.

General Game Flow and Victory Conditions

Human Victory: Reach Kobol. This is done 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 of 1, 2, or 3).
Cylon Victory: End humanity. This is done by destroying Galactica (damage six locations), dropping one of the fleet's stats (Fuel, Food, Morale, Population) to 0, or getting a raiding party far enough into Galactica's innards.

At the start of the game, each player is given one Loyalty Card (Exception: Gaius Baltar, who receives two) that indicates whether or not a player starts out as a Human or a Cylon player. Players take turns in sequence, encountering crises and jumping the fleet towards the destination of Kobol. When a distance of 4 or greater has been reached, the Sleeper Agent Phase activates: each player, including Revealed Cylons, is dealt one more Loyalty Card (Exception: Sharon Valerii, who receives two) that may change that player's alignment. The total number of Cylons present in the game is fixed and dependent on the number of players in the game.

Human (and Unrevealed Cylon) Game Turn

1. Receive Skills Step: The current player draws the number and types of Skill Cards listed on his character sheet.
2. Movement Step: The current player may move to a different location. If he moves to a different ship (from Galactica to Colonial One or vice versa), he must discard one Skill Card from his hand.
3. Action Step: The current player chooses one action to perform. Options include the actions listed on his location, character sheet, and 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.
4. Crisis Step: The top card of the Crisis deck is drawn and then resolved.
5. Activate Cylon Ships Step: If any are in play, Cylon ships are activated according to the Crisis Card drawn.
6. 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 in their Action Step. The rest of their turn is resolved as follows:

1. Resolve Loyalty Card Action: If the player is not in the Brig, then the effect on their Loyalty Card takes effect.
2. Discard: The player's hand is discarded down to 3 Skill Cards.
3. 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.
4. Receive Super Crisis: The player receives one random Super Crisis card from the five available.
5. 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.

1. Draw Skills Step: The current player may draw two Skill Cards of any type.
2. Movement Step: The current player may move to any of the Cylon Locations.
3. Action Step: The current player activates his current location and performs the listed action.

Admiral / President Roles

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

When the fleet jumps, you draw 2 Destination Cards and choose 1.

You control the nuke tokens. (There are 2 nuke tokens available at the start of the game.)

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.

Admiral Succession
1. William Adama
2. Saul Tigh
3. Helo Agathon
4. Lee “Apollo” Adama
5. Kara “Starbuck” Thrace
6. Sharon “Boomer” Valerii
7. Galen Tyrol
8. Tom Zarek
9. Gaius Baltar
10. Laura Roslin

The title of Admiral is lost if the holder is sent to the Brig, and is given to the human player highest in succession that is not in the Brig. If all human players are in the Brig, then the title goes to the player highest in the normal succession.

President Abilities

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.

Quorum cards can be played as an action and specialize in increasing resources and dealing with unrevealed Cylons.

President Succession
1. Laura Roslin
2. Gaius Baltar
3. Tom Zarek
4. Lee “Apollo” Adama
5. William Adama
6. Karl “Helo” Agathon
7. Galen Tyrol
8. Sharon “Boomer” Valerii
9. Saul Tigh
10. Kara “Starbuck” Thrace

Note that if the President is in the “Brig,” he keeps the President
title and all associated abilities.

Locations

Galactica

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.
Brig - You may not move, draw Crisis Cards, or add more than 1 card to skill checks. Action: Pass this skill check to move to any location. [Skill 7, Politics, Tactics]

Colonial One

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]

Cylon Locations

Caprica - Action: Play your Super Crisis Card or draw 2 Crisis Cards, choose 1 to resolve, and discard the other. If playing a Crisis Card, the Activate Cylon Ships and Prepare for Jump Steps are 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 any player's hand, and steal 1 Skill Card (place it in your hand). Then roll a die, and if 5 or higher, damage Galactica.
Resurrection Ship - Action: You may discard your Super Crisis Card to draw a new one. Then, if you distance is 7 or less, give your unrevealed Loyalty Card(s) to any player.

Skill Checks

Most Crisis Cards and some Locations resolve with a Skill Check. Skill Checks are the main avenue for 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). 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 five Skill Card types. Two are drawn in each Skill Check, and the deck is only replenished when it is exhausted (after five Skill Checks).

Skill Cards

Each player's hand is comprised of Skill Cards drawn from five different types: Politics, Leadership, Tactics, Piloting, and Engineering. There are 21 cards of each type, with Skill Check values from 1 to 5 in the following distribution: 8 x 1 Strength, 6 x 2 Strength, 4 x 3 Strength, 2 x 4 Strength, 1 x 5 Strength. These cards may also be used outside of Skill Checks either as an Action or in reaction to specific circumstances. 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 these 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
Strength 1-2: Consolidate Power - Action: Draw 2 Skill Cards of any type(s). They may come from outside your skill set.
Strength 3-5: Investigative Committee - Play before cards are added to a skill check. All Skill Cards are played face up during this skill check (including from the Destiny deck).

Leadership
Strength 1-2: Executive Order - Action: Choose any other player. He may move his character and then take 1 action OR not move and take 2 actions. Limit of 1 "Executive Order" card may be used per turn.
Strength 3-5: Declare Emergency - Play after strength is totaled in a skill check to reduce its difficulty by 2. Limit of 1 "Declare Emergency" card used per skill check.

Tactics
Strength 1-2: 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.
Strength 3-5: Strategic Planning - Play before any die roll to add 2 to the result. Limit of 1 "Strategic Planning" card used per die roll.

Piloting
Strength 1-2: Evasive Maneuvers - Play after any Viper is attacked to reroll the die. If the Viper is piloted, subtract 2 from the new roll.
Strength 3-5: Maximum Firepower - Action: Play while piloting a Viper to attack up to 4 times.

Engineering
Strength 1-2: Repair - Action: Repair your current location, or if you are in the "Hanger Deck" location, you may repair up to 2 damaged Vipers.
Strength 3-5: Scientific Research - Play before cards are added to a skill check. All engineering cards in the skill check count as positive strength.

Combat Table

Unit Attacked: Die Roll = Result

Raider: 3-8 = Destroyed
Heavy Raider: 7-8 = Destroyed
Centurion: 7-8 = Destroyed
Basestar attacked by Viper: 8 = Damaged
Basestar attacked by Galactica: 5-8 = Damaged
Basestar attacked by Nuke: 1-2 = Damaged Twice; 3-6 = Destroyed; 7-8 = Destroyed and destroy 3 Raiders in the same area

Viper: 5-7 = Damaged; 8 = Destroyed; If a piloted viper is damaged or destroyed, move the pilot to Sickbay.
Civilian Ship: Automatically Destroyed (no die roll)
Galactica attacked by Raider: 8 = Damaged
Galactica attacked by Basestar: 4-8 = Damaged

Jumping

The ultimate objective of the humans is to jump the fleet enough distance to make it to Kobol. 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.

Cast of Characters

[Military Leader] William Adama

Skill Card Draw: 3 Leadership, 2 Tactics

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

[Military Leader] Saul Tigh

Skill Card Draw: 2 Leadership, 3 Tactics

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

[Military Leader] Karl "Helo" Agathon

Skill Card Draw: 2 Leadership, 2 Tactics, 1 Piloting

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.

[Political Leader] Laura Roslin

Skill Card Draw: 3 Politics, 2 Leadership

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

[Political Leader] Gaius Baltar

Skill Card Draw: 2 Politics, 1 Leadership, 1 Engineering

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

[Political Leader] Tom Zarek

Skill Card Draw: 2 Politics, 2 Leadership, 1 Tactics

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

[Pilot] Lee "Apollo" Adama

Skill Card Draw: 1 Tactics, 2 Piloting, 2 Leadership/Politics

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

[Pilot] Kara "Starbuck" Thrace

Skill Card Draw: 2 Tactics, 2 Piloting, 1 Leadership/Engineering

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

[Pilot] Sharon "Boomer" Valerii

Skill Card Draw: 2 Tactics, 2 Piloting, 1 Engineering

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

[Support] "Chief" Galen Tyrol

Skill Card Draw: 1 Politics, 2 Leadership, 2 Engineering

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

Players and Turn Order:

Thanatos - Gaius Baltar
jdarksun - Karl 'Helo' Agathon
Osvik - Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
Plutonium - William Adama
FrostMist - Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii
TheMadjai - Galen Tyrol

Hylianbunny · March 2009

Current Status

Players and Turn Order

Thanatos - Gaius Baltar - Holding a press conference in the Press Room
jdarksun - Karl 'Helo' Agathon - Lounging in the Hangar Deck
Osvik - Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace - Chilling in Administration
Plutonium -Admiral William Adama - Rallying the people in Administration
FrostMist - Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii - Sympathizing in the Brig
TheMadjai - President Galen Tyrol - Faking sick in the Sickbay

Resources

Fuel 4. Food 8. Morale 8. Population 9.
Jump Track: 1/5 Jump Prep (jump impossible)
Boarding Party: Clear
Raptors: 3 In Reserve
Vipers: 8 in Reserve, 0 in Use
Nukes: 1
Galactica Damage:

Space

1 O'Clock: Clear
3 O'Clock: Clear
5 O'Clock: Clear
7 O'Clock: Clear
9 O'Clock: Clear
11 O'Clock: Clear

Previously on Battlestar Galactica...

Turn 1: Gaius Baltar | Crisis: Sleep Deprivation | President Baltar releases mugshots of cylons to the civilian fleet, overworking himself. Admiral Adama gives the CAP a break after constant patrols due to the cylon threat.

Turn 2: Karl 'Helo' Agathon | Crisis: Food Shortage | Helo continues to evade the Cylons, as the fleet swiftly deals with a crisis regarding food shortages.

Turn 3: Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace | Crisis: Bomb Threat | Refreshed, Starbuck heads back out to deal with the incoming Raiders, as tensions rise over a supposed nuclear warhead. The warhead is revealed to be imaginary.

Turn 4: William Adama | Crisis: Martial Law | On the return of a scouting report, Colonel Saul Tigh makes a drastic suggestion about the civilian government. Adama agrees, proclaiming himself God-Emperor of the Twelve Colonies.

Turn 5: Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii | Crisis: Build Cylon Detector | Sharon launches in a Viper to serve as Starbuck's wingman, while Gaius Baltar receives a nuclear device from Adama in order to finish his Cylon Detector.

Turn 6: Galen Tyrol | Crisis: Cylon Attack - Jammed Assault | Tyrol repairs the damaged Weapons Control, and Gaius Baltar attends to the public with a press conference. After Racetrack and Skulls return with a recon report, Galactica is attacked by the Cylon Fleet.

Turn 7: Gaius Baltar | Crisis: Crippled Raider | Dr. Baltar spends his time in Colonial One's administration, consolidating power. Meanwhile, coping with the Cylon attack, a careful study of a crippled raider gives Galactica the preparation it needs. The fleet jumps to a barren planet.

Thanatos · March 2009

Woooo!

Hylianbunny · March 2009

I don't see a character selection in that post. :P

Thanatos · March 2009

Still trying to decide between Baltar, Boomer, or Starbuck.

Hylianbunny · March 2009

We will be sticking to the rules of selection, as a side note - so jdarksun will have his choice of the two categories you avoid and support and so forth.

Thanatos · March 2009

I think I'll go with

[Political Leader] Gaius Baltar.

Osvik · March 2009

[Pilot] Kara "Starbuck" Thrace

FrostMist · March 2009

if plutonium doesn't choose a pilot - I'll grab [Pilot] Sharon "Boomer" Valerii - if he does pick a pilot, I'll go for [Military Leader] William Adama

GoodOmens · March 2009

Am I too late? I'm too late...damn you, Eastern time zone!

If not, I'd prefer [Political Leader] Laura Roslin, [Military Leader] Saul Tigh, or [Support] Chief, depending on what's available.

FrostMist · March 2009

goodOmens: you might want to check at the top where it says players:

Players and Turn Order: 

Thanatos - Gaius Baltar
jdarksun - Karl 'Helo' Agathon
Osvik
Plutonium
FrostMist
TheMadjai

GoodOmens · March 2009

Yeah, that's why I said I'm too late. But I had to try.

TheMadjai · March 2009

Removed for posting out of turn.

Hylianbunny · March 2009

I'm constantly revising the board in the OP, by the way, so let me know if there's anything you feel needs to be added to it. For some information I'm going to rely on the text-block that's been used before (such as nuke tokens, another listing of everyone's location, and so on.)

Hylianbunny · March 2009

Should Plutonium not check in soon, I'll find someone else so we can get this show on the road.

Plutonium · March 2009

Sorry, I was down in San Diego with Rend and Blarney and Zellpher for the past few days.

I'll take [Military Leader] Bill Adama.

TheMadjai · March 2009

Re-post, now in-turn. TheMadjai takes [Support] "Chief" Galen Tyrol.

Thanatos · March 2009

Wooo! Welcome to the Baltar administration, my loyal subjec... I mean, fellow citizens. And we won't be lacking for pilots this game.

FrostMist · March 2009

[Pilot] Sharon "Boomer" Valerii

Hylianbunny · March 2009

Sending out loyalty now - for everyone except Thanatos, please post your initial draw of cards. I'll send Thanatos' cards along with his loyalty.

Osvik · March 2009

I'll take 2 Piloting, 1 Tactics to start with

TheMadjai · March 2009

2 Engineering and 1 Leadership

Osvik · March 2009

Just wanna point out the resources lists 3 vipers in use but we only start with 2 on the board.

Hylianbunny · March 2009

I don't know what you're talking about. It clearly doesn't say that.

Osvik · March 2009

I could have sworn.....

Damn, it must have been one of those crazy visions I've been having lately

Plutonium · March 2009

2 Leadership, 1 Tactics

FrostMist · March 2009

2 Tactics, 1 Enginnering

Hylianbunny · March 2009

With that, the game begins!

Players and Turn Order

Thanatos - President Gaius Baltar - Slacking off in the Research Lab
jdarksun - Karl 'Helo' Agathon - Running for his life on Caprica
Osvik - Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace - Yelling at knuckledraggers in the Hangar Deck
Plutonium - Admiral William Adama - Working on his model ship in the Admiral's Quarters
FrostMist - Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii - Checking all the weapons in the Armory
TheMadjai - Galen Tyrol - Bossing people around in the Hangar Deck

Resources

Fuel 8. Food 8. Morale 10. Population 12.
Jump Track: Start
Boarding Party: Clear
Raptors: 4 In Reserve
Vipers: 6 in Reserve, 2 in Use
Nukes: 2
Galactica Damage: None

Space

1 O'Clock: Clear
3 O'Clock: 2 Civilian Ships
5 O'Clock: 1 Unmanned Viper
7 O'Clock: 1 Unmanned Viper
9 O'Clock: 1 Basestar (Undamaged), 3 Raiders
11 O'Clock: Clear

President Gaius Baltar, what would you like to do about the imminent Cylon threat?

Thanatos · March 2009

I discard Leadership 2 - Executive Order and move to the President's Office. I then activate the President's Office. Hylianbunny, you forgot to send me my initial Quorum card.

Someone might want to move to administration. There are a lot of Politics challenges, and we're looking at only three (possibly four) total politics between all of us, and if Chief is a Cylon, that's going to mean I'm the only one with politics helping us.

Hylianbunny · March 2009

Discarding a Leadership 2 (Executive Order), Gaius Baltar decides to quit slacking and moves to his cushy office, reviewing his options...lazily.

Cards are sent.

FrostMist · March 2009

I'll move up to administrations, and start getting those political cards, if noone else feels like it

fadingathedges · March 2009

stopping by to say your board is hot. i love your tokens. share me a PSD!

Hylianbunny · March 2009

fadingathedges wrote: »

stopping by to say your board is hot. i love your tokens. share me a PSD!

It's a labour of love, and isn't quite done yet, but I'd be glad to when I get the final version finished. :P

Thanatos · March 2009

Okay, I play:

Release Cylon Mugshots

The Cylons have the ability to mimic human form: they look like us now. This man has been identified as a Cylon agent. We believe him to be responsible for the bombing. - Laura Roslin

Action: Look at one random Loyalty Card belonging to any other player, then roll a die. If 3 or less, lose 1 morale. Then discard this card.

on William Adama. It's imperative we make sure our Admiral isn't a Cylon, since he's in position to frak with us the most (getting to make jump check choices), and it's best to do it now before we've all got two cards.

Hylianbunny · March 2009

President Baltar holds a conference, distributing mugshots among the fleet's captains. 1d8=4

The fleet appears to be alright, if slightly uncomfortable, with this and so no morale is lost. However, the fleet is suffering from...

Crisis
Sleep Deprivation

Five days now. There are limits...to the human body. The human mind. Tolerances you can't push beyond. - Gaius Baltar

Admiral William Adama must choose to either:

A) Return all undamaged vipers on the game board to the 'Reserves'. Then send the current player (President Gaius Baltar) to Sickbay.

or

-1 Morale.

<Activate Basestars>
<Jump Prep>

TheMadjai · March 2009

What's the skill check level on this? Am I missing it?

Hylianbunny · March 2009

There is no skill check for this crisis - it is a straight decision.

Thanatos · March 2009

Adama isn't a Cylon.

There is no skill check. We either return all the vipers to the reserves and send me to Sickbay, or take a morale hit. I'd recommend A, and then have someone XO me out of Sickbay before my next turn. But it's Adama's choice.

And I'll take a Politics card for my last draw.

Plutonium · March 2009

I'd rather not take the morale hit this early in the game.

I'm choosing Option A: Return all undamaged vipers on the game board to the 'Reserves'. Then send the current player (President Gaius Baltar) to Sickbay.

Plutonium · March 2009

Helo loses his turn, so it looks like Starbuck should launch herself and move to 3 to prepare to intercept the raiders once they reach the civilian ships.

We'll get the president out of sickbay, and hope we don't lose anything important to basestar shots.

Hylianbunny · March 2009

Admiral Adama opts to give the pilots a brief rest, despite the impending Cylon attack. All vipers are recalled to Galactica, and President Baltar, overworked, moves to Sickbay.

The Basestar threatening Galactica fires, scoring a hit on Weapons Control, but no essential personnel are injured. 1d8=4

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Players and Turn Order

Thanatos - President Gaius Baltar - Resting in Sickbay.
jdarksun - Karl 'Helo' Agathon - Running for his life on Caprica
Osvik - Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace - Yelling at knuckledraggers in the Hangar Deck
Plutonium - Admiral William Adama - Working on his model ship in the Admiral's Quarters
FrostMist - Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii - Checking all the weapons in the Armory
TheMadjai - Galen Tyrol - Bossing people around in the Hangar Deck

Resources

Fuel 8. Food 8. Morale 10. Population 12.
Jump Track: Start
Boarding Party: Clear
Raptors: 4 In Reserve
Vipers: 8 in Reserve, 0 in Use
Nukes: 2
Galactica Damage: Weapons Control

Space

1 O'Clock: Clear
3 O'Clock: 2 Civilian Ships
5 O'Clock: Clear
7 O'Clock: Clear
9 O'Clock: 1 Basestar(Undamaged), 3 Raiders
11 O'Clock: Clear

Helo is still stranded on Caprica, so another crisis is inbound.

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