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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #105 on: March 23, 2010, 06:26:28 PM »
I'll take another stab at the dataslates.

Literacy
Rolling 1d100:
(81): Total = 81


Speak (High Gothic)
Rolling 1d100:
(7): Total = 7


I'll also look for any cryptology hidden in the message.

Scholastic Lore (Cryptology)
Rolling 1d100:
(60): Total = 60


Against 62 +10 for time = 72 for all three.

I'll specifically look for locations related to the corruption, weapon fire, or other potentially salvageable gear on Valhalla.


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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #106 on: March 23, 2010, 06:49:26 PM »
I'll use exceptional leadership to boost Carin by 10. Should be enough to make it. Otherwise,

Rolling 1d100:
(46): Total = 46
literacy

Rolling 1d100:
(59): Total = 59
high gothic

Against a 38 plus 10 for the library on the ship. Carin would get that as well I guess.
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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #107 on: March 23, 2010, 06:52:57 PM »
Wow, somebody actually gets to use the "Cryptology" skill for once, eh? Between the two of you you've got this thing beaten.

You identify the man leaving the journal entries as Naval Admiral Yig Farragut. He begins the first entry formally but quickly trails off into a near mad scrambling.

What you piece together is that someone on Valhalla was corrupted by Chaos but Farragut never mentions the name of the individual. He seems to imply that it was an Inquisitor but his wording is vague, especially towards the end. What is clear is that a single individual was responcible for the corruption of the now destroyed island of Valhalla. It is also fairly clear that, until now, no one in the universe knew the truth because Farragut went down with his ship.

The admiral apparently took the ship in order to try and catch the main body of the fleet he was attachted to, but was struck by planetary fire from Valhalla and crashed. He survived, awakening to find himself in a "massive valley of sheer stone" with an "immeasurable depth" below him.

The bulk of the records are entries in an increasingly erratic journal, to the point that the man stopped making date entries because he had no concept of time. Without power for the ship systems Farragut spent days or possibly weeks sealed in some sort of protective device which he continually refers to as "his shell". It sounds like a heavily armored void suit.

The final entry is especially disturbing as Yig writes of "the voice of my distant foe" taunting him from the depths below him. He states he has completed his repairs and is preparing to "fly free of an unworthy tomb".

Reading the last words of a madman isn't very pleasant. Make a Willpower Test.

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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #108 on: March 23, 2010, 07:28:58 PM »
Ah snap!

Rolling 1d100:
(90): Total = 90


against 61 - 15 (Insanity)= 46

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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #109 on: March 23, 2010, 07:51:24 PM »
Well, congradulation on picking up a few more points, Carin.

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(3): Total = 3


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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #110 on: March 23, 2010, 08:20:52 PM »
Rolling 1d100:
(44): Total = 44


against a 43
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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #111 on: March 23, 2010, 08:21:12 PM »
FUCK!
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« Reply #112 on: March 23, 2010, 08:22:10 PM »

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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #113 on: March 23, 2010, 09:54:22 PM »
Don't worry, Lord Captain.  I spent some free time engraving your name on this bolt shell.  It's the one I'll use to end your misery when you finally snap. 

You can count on me, for sure.
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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #114 on: March 23, 2010, 10:31:44 PM »
Your loyalty is both inspiring and disturbing Lorrayne.  Rest assured, I will not let the warp take you for long should you turn as well.
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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #115 on: March 24, 2010, 01:01:49 AM »
This is such a great crew.

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(1): Total = 1

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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #116 on: March 24, 2010, 01:03:37 AM »
You got lucky on this one, Trask.

Okay, so both of you are mildly disturbed to learn some of the additional history of your new world AND to now know that there is a great deal you still do not know.

With that weighting on your minds you head out of orbit and to begin your scans. Do you want to bring in system (closer to the star) or out system (farther from the star)?

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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #117 on: March 24, 2010, 09:45:12 AM »
Whichever direction the asteroid belt is. I don't remember which direction it is.

That is my first target. We will also scan any planets along the way.
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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #118 on: March 24, 2010, 11:36:31 AM »
I can't remember myself at the moment. No, wait, the belt is In system because it's what causes so many partial eclipses on Valhalla (big asteroid chucks blocking sunlight).

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Re: Rogue Trader: Between Session Thread
« Reply #119 on: March 24, 2010, 12:45:07 PM »
To begin the sweep of the belt we'll have some rolls.

Since Dom is going to be manning the main sensory array using his awesome Void Mastery, we'll focus less on the scans being done and more on your ability to figure out what you find.

So, I'm opening this up a little. What skills do you have to can help in surveying the asteroid belt?