010: Off to The Deeps

[ateno]

Arkar

FACILITATION PACKAGE 2
The Traveller continues to develop as a physical ‘doer’, with additional psionic elements.
END +1, PSI +1
Skills: Awareness +1, Electronics (any) +2, Engineer (any) +2, Jack-of-all-Trades +1, Mechanic +2
Special Ability: Tireless +2
1 General Enhancements Pick

gain level 1 in any new psionic skill Telekinesis
Electronics Intrusion
Engineer Life Support

Do I get 2 General Enhancements Picks?

Arkar

[Thumper]

Walt’s first effort to find a teacher would be to seek referrals for and conduct space-Google searches for psi institutes. He’d approach them offering positions as traveling instructors eventually returning to Collace, but he’ll also offer immigration opportunities.

What luck here?

[Tiglath]

Walt’s first effort to find a teacher would be to seek referrals for and conduct space-Google searches for psi institutes. He’d approach them offering positions as traveling instructors eventually returning to Collace, but he’ll also offer immigration opportunities.

What luck here?

The (my universe) answer would be that there's nothing immediately advertising itself as being in such a market.

Also, think on the "transmission/reply time" for such an enquiry - the answer (even from the nearby neutral zone of 268) would take months to come back...

However, since this is carrying forward into our "exodus" I'll leave the final word to Terry!

[terrymixon]

• Increase any a psionic skill already possessed by +2 or gain level 1 in any new psionic skill Telekinesis 2 please


Skills: Gun Combat (any) +1 Energy, Medic +1, Melee (any) +1 Blade

Sweet on the Mimic!!

Done!

[terrymixon]

The folk from "below" (and from other arcologies) arrive but with apparently some guiding hand as they form a steady but manageable stream rather than an overwhelming "event".

Most are undocumented by the arcology above (although many possess unofficial Guild memberships etc relating to "below") and are therefore unknown to any local database. They arrive in good faith and can at least be vetted / vouched for by their peers as to their character. Their collective character seems to be industrious and entrepreneurial with a shared sense of community. They immediately inform on several Avastanian ex-gangsters cum refugees attempting to join as colonists.

Ciencia is grateful for that. She'll sends the infiltrators packing.

[terrymixon]

Arkar

FACILITATION PACKAGE 2
The Traveller continues to develop as a physical ‘doer’, with additional psionic elements.
END +1, PSI +1
Skills: Awareness +1, Electronics (any) +2, Engineer (any) +2, Jack-of-all-Trades +1, Mechanic +2
Special Ability: Tireless +2
1 General Enhancements Pick

gain level 1 in any new psionic skill Telekinesis
Electronics Intrusion
Engineer Life Support

Done!

Do I get 2 General Enhancements Picks?

Arkar

Just one.

[terrymixon]

Walt’s first effort to find a teacher would be to seek referrals for and conduct space-Google searches for psi institutes. He’d approach them offering positions as traveling instructors eventually returning to Collace, but he’ll also offer immigration opportunities.

What luck here?

The (my universe) answer would be that there's nothing immediately advertising itself as being in such a market.

Also, think on the "transmission/reply time" for such an enquiry - the answer (even from the nearby neutral zone of 268) would take months to come back...

However, since this is carrying forward into our "exodus" I'll leave the final word to Terry!

What he said.

[Thumper]

So, no publicly acknowledged institutes or individuals on Collace, and no time to go Streetwising around for a week to find an underground spot be. Walt wouuld be disinclined to approach the Zho, though he’d discuss the possibility and feasibility with William. He’d point out the high threat to their operation to form a polity posed by what would certainly be a Zho spy.

”Are we desperate enough for psi training to entertain that?”

[terrymixon]

So, no publicly acknowledged institutes or individuals on Collace, and no time to go Streetwising around for a week to find an underground spot be. Walt wouuld be disinclined to approach the Zho, though he’d discuss the possibility and feasibility with William. He’d point out the high threat to their operation to form a polity posed by what would certainly be a Zho spy.

”Are we desperate enough for psi training to entertain that?”

Even where not explicitly illegal, they aren’t hanging out a shingle. It would take time and the ability to build trust. It would also likely take more time than you have unless the group decides to delay departure, possibly for months.

Looks at William.

[terrymixon]

Tiglath, who are the senior mercs going to Reaver’s Deep? Can I get a paragraph or two about them or an in character introduction? I need to know how to play them and that means I need a skeleton to build on.

Once we close things up a little, I’m going to move things along. If you all really want to do something in the next week, you need to speak up. I’ll be closing out the threads I’m aware of this weekend. Your time on Collace is short, so make the most of it.

[terrymixon]

Ciencia will track down Dzofin in the week before the colony ship arrives. “Dzofin, you said you wanted your people to be part of what we are building. How can you help us make that happen?”

[terrymixon]

A few days after the colonists begin showing up, three ships will arrive in the system.

The first is a custom 150,000-ton hanger ship that can handle all the ships the mercs indicated would be going, the Lost & Found, and all the passengers that will be awake on the trip.

The second is the 100,000-ton colony ship with just short of a million (909,500) low berths. It houses them all in pods along the surface of the ship and they overlap like how a pine cone looks. It has 107 pods.

The third ship is only 10,000-tons, but carries 145 300-ton System Defense Boats in the same way the larger ship carries low berth pods. It doesn’t shed them, but is obviously protection for the other two ships.

All will request permission to orbit and pick up ships and colonists. That permission will be granted and the loading will commence.

Last call for actions.

[helvorn]

I will take clairvoyance please.

[helvorn]

So, no publicly acknowledged institutes or individuals on Collace, and no time to go Streetwising around for a week to find an underground spot be. Walt wouuld be disinclined to approach the Zho, though he’d discuss the possibility and feasibility with William. He’d point out the high threat to their operation to form a polity posed by what would certainly be a Zho spy.

”Are we desperate enough for psi training to entertain that?”

Even where not explicitly illegal, they aren’t hanging out a shingle. It would take time and the ability to build trust. It would also likely take more time than you have unless the group decides to delay departure, possibly for months.

Looks at William.

William shook his head. "After our experience of betrayal by the Zhodani Ambassador I am not inclined to expose any of our nonpublic abilities. I'm sure the Imperium has psionic operatives. We could enlist trusted Imperial personnel to provide training. Let me speak with Aster and Ciencia." William will raise the subject with Aster and Ciencia.

[Thumper]

William shook his head. "After our experience of betrayal by the Zhodani Ambassador I am not inclined to expose any of our nonpublic abilities. I'm sure the Imperium has psionic operatives. We could enlist trusted Imperial personnel to provide training. Let me speak with Aster and Ciencia." William will raise the subject with Aster and Ciencia.

”Since we met Ciencia, I have thought there must be psionics on her Imperial Guard. It would be irresponsible if there were not. But I was rejected in a previous inquiry. Of course that would be one of the most closely held secrets. You will certainly have better luck.”

[terrymixon]

I will take clairvoyance please.

Done!

[terrymixon]

So, no publicly acknowledged institutes or individuals on Collace, and no time to go Streetwising around for a week to find an underground spot be. Walt wouuld be disinclined to approach the Zho, though he’d discuss the possibility and feasibility with William. He’d point out the high threat to their operation to form a polity posed by what would certainly be a Zho spy.

”Are we desperate enough for psi training to entertain that?”

Even where not explicitly illegal, they aren’t hanging out a shingle. It would take time and the ability to build trust. It would also likely take more time than you have unless the group decides to delay departure, possibly for months.

Looks at William.

William shook his head. "After our experience of betrayal by the Zhodani Ambassador I am not inclined to expose any of our nonpublic abilities. I'm sure the Imperium has psionic operatives. We could enlist trusted Imperial personnel to provide training. Let me speak with Aster and Ciencia." William will raise the subject with Aster and Ciencia.

Neither is aware of any. When Ciencia takes a trip to speak with her father, he says that while that was tried in the past, it failed to work out as anticipated and was ended long before he was born. You're on your own, it seems.

[terrymixon]

William shook his head. "After our experience of betrayal by the Zhodani Ambassador I am not inclined to expose any of our nonpublic abilities. I'm sure the Imperium has psionic operatives. We could enlist trusted Imperial personnel to provide training. Let me speak with Aster and Ciencia." William will raise the subject with Aster and Ciencia.

”Since we met Ciencia, I have thought there must be psionics on her Imperial Guard. It would be irresponsible if there were not. But I was rejected in a previous inquiry. Of course that would be one of the most closely held secrets. You will certainly have better luck.”

As he got the same sort of answer, it seems not.

[terrymixon]

As the loading up is commencing, Metz will briefly get the partners together. "I have made an evolutionary breakthrough in the food plants I developed for Aki and would like to go there rather than Glisten if there is no objection. I have a ship full of seeds and living plants on the way there, but I want to find the right people to get this project going before we leave this area. We made a commitment, even if they are unaware of it, and I intend to see this through. The more recent versions of the food plants not only thrive in the dry climes and are not subject to the atmospheric taint, the stalks collect the taint in an inedible nodule that can be disposed of and clean the air. While it will not solve their problems, it will make things somewhat better over time and perhaps convince them to take an offer of a cleanup project more seriously."

He looked over at Ciencia. "While we don't need to remain there for the roll out, we could start a colony recruitment campaign, and they could catch up to us. Anticipating this, I had a colony ship sent with the cargo ship, and it has an escort similar to ours. Also, I would like to swing by Vincennes to recruit there. Siphoning off some of the high-tech savvy scientists and engineers will serve us well as we grow. We can also pick up samples of some very advanced Imperial technology that we can use to our benefit once we are out of Imperial space."

That said, he looks to the rest of you to see if anyone has any objections.

[Thumper]

Walt-
”Sounds perfect to me!”

Walt figures that, with the most recent Ancients uplift, he is growing in psi capability. His desire to hunt down an instructor is waning. Finding one for the otherss, however, is still good, if it can be done. He might try his hand at Streetwising it in Glisten and Vincennes.”

He’ll offer to the others: “With my growth in Psi due to these uplifts, I don’t think I need a lot of instruction. But I’m certainly willing to go on an expedition at Glisten and/or Vincennes to find a teacher….if you want me to. If we find a cabal, what do you think of offering them to relocate to Reavers Deep and openly practice while simply setting up an organization of mundanes or the government to send us their recruits or wild psi captives?