Archeotech - OOC and General Discussion

[A.T.]

So we have an assassin, guardsman, scum, cleric, techpriest, and ???

[Lord_Ikka]

10 minutes ago, TechCaptain said:

Or you can have the guy who owes the Mechanicus carry it for you lol.

Not really worried about it, to be honest.  

Now I'm just wondering if I should spend 50 of my last 53 thrones on a red-dot sight for my carbine...

[Trokair]

17 minutes ago, A.T. said:

So we have an assassin, guardsman, scum, cleric, techpriest, and ???

 

That's as much as I know as well, I'll check in with the unconfirmed. 

[TechCaptain]

@Trokair Another Question if I trade in my laspistol could it help defer some of the cost for a slightly better laspistol? I want to trade the blank type in the Core book for the Fury Assualt variant in the Inquisitor's book. normally costed at 100 thrones and I have I think 78 to work with. 

[Trokair]

10 minutes ago, TechCaptain said:

@Trokair Another Question if I trade in my laspistol could it help defer some of the cost for a slightly better laspistol? I want to trade the blank type in the Core book for the Fury Assualt variant in the Inquisitor's book. normally costed at 100 thrones and I have I think 78 to work with. 

 

You can trade in your Laspistol and 75 Thrones for a Furry Assult varient Laspistol, but it will not have the Reliable trait. It is old, much used and would normaly have been striped for parts long ago.

Edited October 22, 2022 by Trokair

[TechCaptain]

6 minutes ago, Trokair said:

 

You can trade in your Laspistol and 75 Thrones for a Furry Assult varient Laspistol, but it will not have the Reliable trait. It is old, much used and would normaly have been striped for parts long ago.

Fair, I like it. It fits his style of being somewhat older and further out than the rest of the regiments. (Cogger is far east galaxy)

[Lord_Ikka]

Oh, if you can't find a decent pic, look up the app Wonder. Its an AI art-bot that uses keywords to create a picture. You put in a set of keywords (mine were Tech-Priest, cyber, warhammer, female) and it will use the net to find appropriate images and then extrapolate a unique image from there. There are multiple styles (I used Mythological or Novelistic for the first one, can't remember, and Pen&Ink for the second). Its free, but you have to watch an ad first and then it will create two images for you. Also, its a great time waster.

[TechCaptain]

Thanks man, I was wondering how to get a good one of mine. 

[Lord_Ikka]

Be warned- the faces on some of them get really weird, as in not having a face or having picasso-style random distribution of features. Also, hands can get strange, mainly because I think it sees a lot of 40k stuff that has weapons in the hands and isn't smart enough to work out that the hand and gun/sword/mace are separate. So it can be a bit...fiddly. 

[TechCaptain]

I was half tempted to use my Model as the pic lol.

Edit: Basically done now except for pic

Kasimir Twiceborn (TechCaptain).xlsx - Google Sheets

 

We good for me to post him in the character thread?

Planning on adding Dog Tags and that should leave me with 2 Thrones left

edit2: okay I didn't understand that movement chart so I may need help there. 

Edited October 22, 2022 by TechCaptain

[Lord_Ikka]

4 hours ago, TechCaptain said:

edit2: okay I didn't understand that movement chart so I may need help there. 

Movement is based on your Agility, per table 7-28 on page 212. In your case it would be 2 - 4 - 6 - 12. Base leap/jump based on your SB so your guy would be 5m, while your Base jump would be a 100cm. Leaps require Strength tests while jumps require Agility, both with various bonuses/negatives depending on circumstances. But those would be your starting values.

[TechCaptain]

53 minutes ago, Lord_Ikka said:

Movement is based on your Agility, per table 7-28 on page 212. In your case it would be 2 - 4 - 6 - 12. Base leap/jump based on your SB so your guy would be 5m, while your Base jump would be a 100cm. Leaps require Strength tests while jumps require Agility, both with various bonuses/negatives depending on circumstances. But those would be your starting values.

Okay did you mean centimeters? Because wouldn’t his stride be more than 5cm? Or is he just that bad at jumping?

[Lord_Ikka]

No, his leap is 5m while his jump is 100cm. Leap is horizontal, a meter per Strength bonus, while a jump is vertical, 20 centimeters per Strength bonus. 

[Trokair]

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I was half tempted to use my Model as the pic lol.

 

You can if you want, pictures are not strictly speaking necessary, but they do give everybody an idea on how to picture the others.

 

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We good for me to post him in the character thread?

 

You can post background/fluff in the character thread whenever you’re ready.

 

 

Thanks Ikka for explaining the movement, Tech I have updated your character sheet with the movement value.

 

While we wait for the last confirmed player to finish Character gen I will have another look at all the sheet today to make sure we are all set to go.

[Petragor]

Have now posted background fluff in the Character thread, was actually pretty fun to write up!

[Trokair]

Unfortunately our remaining interested player had to withdraw on account of life being life. As such it looks like it will be a team of five.

 

For clarity we have (in player alphabetical)

Aria - @A.T.

Ravia Phi-Ro  - @Lord_Ikka

Varn - @Machine God

Helene Von Herz - @Petragor

Kasimir Twiceborn - @TechCaptain

 

Character gen is drawing to a close so baring any last minute changes we should be good to go.

Edited October 22, 2022 by Trokair

[A.T.]

@Petragor - as a character background would you be interested in Helene having picked up Aria on retainer as a bodyguard of sorts prior to the adventure - in particular for her ability to disrupt the works of the witch?

[TechCaptain]

That looks like Ravia or Helene will be the two who would want to be in charge. Interesting we have both major Imperial Religions in the same group. Kaz is definitely going to be somewhat background. 
 

I am seeing if I can replace drive to make him more useful but otherwise I am pretty happy with the results.

[Trokair]

Drive is plenty useful, combat finesse will come in time, Kasimir is after all recovering from some pretty drastic surgery, brute strength will carry you fine for now.

[TechCaptain]

@Lord_Ikka this also makes me think, would you like Kaz to know or have known your character as one of the people he either guarded or help revive him? Or be her bodyguard?

[Lord_Ikka]

Ravia doesn't, yet, have the skill to have worked on Kaz. She could have been an assistant to his surgery as a documentarist, maybe as one of her early duties transitioning into the Ordo Reductor's fold. So they would know each other, albeit on a fairly limited fashion. 

[TechCaptain]

That makes sense to me. It would help explain why he is at a muster when he was nominally part of what remains of a regiment. I am still trying to work out how much history he has besides forgetting most of his skills because he is recovering and just what his position use to be.

[Petragor]

9 hours ago, A.T. said:

@Petragor - as a character background would you be interested in Helene having picked up Aria on retainer as a bodyguard of sorts prior to the adventure - in particular for her ability to disrupt the works of the witch?

Certainly, that sounds very cool! Obviously, she doesn’t have the funds to pay for a bodyguard anymore, so Aria and her would be on much more even ground in terms of authority. Whether Aria still feels some duty to protect Helene is up to you, but that may be a difficult task considering she is an agressive Redemptionist!

[Trokair]

Ok, Pre-game Housekeeping time.

 

You have all been assigned to Expedition Team Northeast, all expedition property supplied to the team will have NE stamped, painted, stitched or otherwise marked on it.

 

You are now all employed by the by the Expedition Company, as such your monthly income is 90 Thrones for the duration of your employment. You have been issued with two weeks’ pay in advance, so each of you has gained 45 Thrones right now. You cannot however spend this money on nay pre-game purchase; it is there for the early phase of the game.

 

Ravia Phi-Ro (Lord_Ikka) is the designated team Leader as far as Expedition Administration is concerned, this will matter for NPC interactions where relevant.

 

Expedition Administration has issued 250 Thrones for the team. It will expect receipts, so this cannot be spent for personal stuff, only for team requirements. As team Leader Ravia Phi-Ro (Lord_Ikka) is technically in charge of this, though obviously you can discuss and suggest any spending as a group here in the OCC.

 

I will expect you to eat and sleep in every 24 hour period, failure to do so will result in Fatigue building up. In the opening phases of the game there will be inbuilt opportunities for this, so is essentially automatic, but as the game progresses you will have to organise this yourself.

 

Resource usage, as this is a more narrative game you only need to keep a general track of used resources, I am not inherently going to make you keep account of every bullet, charge and half eaten ration, etc.

 

 

Any questions at this point?

[Lord_Ikka]

I think for now limiting the team funds for food/lodging would be best (staying at inns when available, buying rations/tents if not), though possibly hiring transport to a potential site would also be a good use. 

 

Do we have any hints or vague ideas on possible archeotech sites? 

    If not, having Helene check on Ecclesiarchy rumors or Varn on outlander talk might be job one. 

 

 

Currently, the team looks like this (in combat / utility):

Helene- close combat / political interaction + face

Kasimir- close combat / brute force + driver

Aria- close combat+sniping / bodyguard + anti-psyker

Varn- fire support / scout + low-tech knowledge

Ravia- fire support / technology + leader(?)

Let me know if that is a good general guide to your characters. 

Edited October 23, 2022 by Lord_Ikka