Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.

'Time Bomb'


Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue

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billytea - Aug 13, 2013 3:56:09 pm PDT #20668 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Crossroads summary:

Round 11.3 - Cally

Locations and Hands
Roslin: Caprica; 8 cards, 3 trauma
Cottle: President's Office; 4 cards, 3 trauma
Cally: FTL Control; 8 cards, 3 trauma
Starbuck: Hangar Deck; 5 cards, 3 trauma

NPCs
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Main Board Sectors
Sector 1: Empty
Sector 2: 1 Basestar, 4 Raiders
Sector 3: 1 Basestar, 4 Raiders
Sector 4: Empty
Sector 5: 2 RSVs
Sector 6: 2 RSVs

Resources
Fuel: 1
Food: 3
Morale: 2
Population: 9

Viper Reserves: 0
Damaged Vipers: 3
Raptors: 2
Boarding Party: 0

Other
Nukes: 1
Jump Track: 0 (Red)
Distance Travelled: 9
Galactica Damage: Pegasus


Polter-Cow - Aug 13, 2013 7:21:20 pm PDT #20669 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG (Roslon)

Just like you humans to exploit a loophole to survive. You make me sick.

This Crossroads is going to be interesting.


omnis_audis - Aug 13, 2013 7:56:31 pm PDT #20670 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

BSG (Starbuck)

I'm not going to lie, I'm as surprised as you are that we are still alive. What is this? Third chance? Maybe we should have called it Space Cat instead of Space Camel.


billytea - Aug 13, 2013 8:07:48 pm PDT #20671 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

By my records, Morale has twice fallen to 1 and thereafter been raised to 3 before falling again. Fuel has just fallen to 1 for the third time. I hereby dub this crew "U2's Fleas", for verily have you been living on the Edge.


omnis_audis - Aug 13, 2013 8:19:41 pm PDT #20672 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

damn it, another earworm.

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billytea - Aug 14, 2013 3:09:23 am PDT #20673 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Ok boys and girls and sentient artificial life forms, are you all sitting comfortably? It's time for the Crossroads. All the cards have gone out, and I hvae everyone's choice of trauma. It's time to play "Please, I Want to Live"!

First contestant is Cally, and she's here tonight making a Miraculous Return. She's gone Benevolent - I Believe! There's a lot happening on this option.

1. Morale increases by 1!
2. The destroyed viper makes a comeback!
3. The eight raiders are activated... twice! There are no civilian ships on the board, so Galactica gets fired on 16 times. Here's the first round:

Raider 1a: 4. Miss.
Raider 2a: 4. Miss.
Raider 3a: 3. Miss.
Raider 4a: 3. Miss.
Raider 5a: 3. Miss.
Raider 6a: 4. Miss.
Raider 7a: 7. Miss.
Raider 8a: 3. Miss.

Ooh, swing and a miss. Eight times. Let's see if they do any better now they've warmed up:

Raider 1b: 5. Miss.
Raider 2b: 8. Hit!
Raider 3b: 1. Miss.
Raider 4b: 3. Miss.
Raider 5b: 6. Miss.
Raider 6b: 8. Hit!
Raider 7b: 8. Hit!
Raider 8b: 4. Miss.

So, that would be a yes. Three hits! And the Fuel token is still in the running. Will the crew survive this pummeling? The damage is:

Armory
Command
Weapons Control

Fortunately for Cally, she just vacated the Armoury for the sunnier pastures of FTL Control. That concludes her Crossroads card.


billytea - Aug 14, 2013 3:12:14 am PDT #20674 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Starbuck is next. She wants you to hear her Testimony. But she's a stroppy baggage, and has gone Antagonistic - Scapegoat! It was all Roslin's fault, she says. Roslon Prime, you now draw two skill cards and two trauma. The trauma's up to me, but what would you like for your skill card draw?


Polter-Cow - Aug 14, 2013 4:36:57 am PDT #20675 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG (Roslon)

How dare you, Starbuck! After all I've done for you! Pointing fingers, so crass. I'll draw R/Y.

And once again, Morale is up to 3. But Galactica is halfway to doom! Thanks for the assist, Cally! Have fun fighting that space battle.


billytea - Aug 14, 2013 5:20:19 am PDT #20676 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Roslin draws 1 Red, 1 Yellow and 2 trauma. That's all supposed to be secret, but Roslin just can't keep one of them to herself. She pulled a:

Disaster!

If she were human she'd be executed. What happens to Cylons? They draw 2 more trauma. Roslin winds up with a total of 3 new trauma.

That concludes Starbuck's Crossroads card.


billytea - Aug 14, 2013 5:32:19 am PDT #20677 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Roslin's all trauma'd up. What's she doing with it? That disaster has given her a Disturbing Vision. She's going Antgonistic - What Have You Done? Lucky woman, she's getting... Two more trauma! Ooh, that's put her in a murderatin' mood. And on this boat, only one person ever gets murderated: Admiral Cottle, you've fallen for the oldest trick in the book - felled by an exploding cigarette. Cottle is executed! Cottle reveals his loyalty cards:

YOU ARE NOT A CYLON
YOU ARE NOT A CYLON - PERSONAL GOAL (USE CAUTION)

That PG would have cost Population if unresolved. Instead, his death costs 1 Morale. Cottle also discards all his skill cards:

Consolidate Power 1
Launch Scout 1
Repair 2
Scientific Research 5

Meanwhile, Roslin draws her two new trauma. And wouldn't you know it, she's pulled another Disaster! Roslin is now sitting on a total of 9 trauma. I'm sure she'll be ok.

That concludes Roslin's Crossroads card.