BSG
Again with the YG checks. I can't help much.
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Volans - Jun 09, 2009 2:19:14 am PDT #2156 of 26133
move out and draw fire
Random McNasty - Jun 09, 2009 4:01:04 am PDT #2157 of 26133
AKA Raq's Husband
BSG
Boomer, Apollo. Great shooting, you Raptor weenie. Change of plan. Engage your viper's "oscillation overthruster" and try and fly through the Basestar. Seriously, all vipers have oscillation overthrusters and you'll do this great micron electroscope effect thingie and then come out the other side. It'll be fine. Really.
Baltar, Apollo. Fire up the bunsen burner, we're about to give your test a try. Madam President? Admiral? Anyone care to be the first subject?
BSG I'm going to try the crisis, but I suggest we intentionally tank it. We've had a miraculous first round; we've nearly gotten through the turn without a single bad effect, so a -1 morale is sustainable. Plus, it will give us some insight as to the current loyalty of our leadership, which can't hurt. Also, I hate to discard ten cards as a group, if for no reason other than I don't particularly want to spend another entire turn fighting cylon raiders and crises with two cards in my hand.
billytea - Jun 09, 2009 4:11:23 am PDT #2158 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
BSG
Skill check it is. Twelve hours for people to play interrupts or pass on them. You can also send me conditional orders for card plays.
Aims - Jun 09, 2009 4:40:21 am PDT #2159 of 26133
Shit's all sorts of different now.
t peeks into gaming thread
Holy crap. Are you guys actually gaming in here. That rocks!
billytea - Jun 09, 2009 4:44:59 am PDT #2160 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Holy crap. Are you guys actually gaming in here. That rocks!
We are, and it does. We're playing the Battlestar Galactica boardgame. Sean's offered to run Republic of Rome next.
Volans - Jun 09, 2009 4:50:38 am PDT #2161 of 26133
move out and draw fire
BSG
Wait, bunsen burner? I thought this was some sort of gom jabbar thingy.
What's our overall likelihood of passing? Like I said, I can only help a tiny bit. Before I agree with my (cylon) son to intentionally fail, I want to know the odds.
Also, what would Saul do? Because I'll do the opposite.
Random McNasty - Jun 09, 2009 5:12:39 am PDT #2162 of 26133
AKA Raq's Husband
BSG
Before I agree with my (cylon) son to intentionally fail, I want to know the odds
Wow, Dad, defensive much? Something you don't want us to know? I always thought it was a little odd that WD-40 was your cologne of choice...
Re: the check, Baltar can help a little, I can help a little, you can help (perhaps) a little, Boomer cannot help, and Madam President continues to be almost completely out-of-touch, so who knows there. I wouldn't be surprised that we were only a third of our way to success with that kind of commitment.
But see, this is the trend that Boomer spotted, and I can't help but think that she is thinking better than she shoots -- Roslin continues to squat in Caprica One like a spider in a web, and is holding a stack o'cards that she seems disinclined to spend. Likewise, I've heard an endless litany from you about how you can't help with this check or that.
Now, I think to myself, "Self -- what if suddenly the Old Man or Roslin start falling all over themselves to help? Why would that be? What could motivate them to suddenly get all fired up about passing this check? What would that tell me about their motivations?"
The way I figure it, a -1 morale is a very small price to pay to prove your loyalty, Admiral, Madam President, so why would you want to keep that from happening?
omnis_audis - Jun 09, 2009 6:07:05 am PDT #2163 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
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:: boomer luvs Apollo ::
In the meantime. You want me to do WHAT?
:: looks at cards on table :: Lucy, you got some splaining to do. First might be a lesson on how to hit a target. (do I really need to roll 8 or better on an 8 sided die???)
billytea - Jun 09, 2009 6:15:11 am PDT #2164 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
BSG
:: looks at cards on table :: Lucy, you got some splaining to do. First might be a lesson on how to hit a target. (do I really need to roll 8 or better on an 8 sided die???)
You'll find an Attack Table on the back of the rules, it covers all possible combos of attacker and target. And yes, teeny Vipers against big bad basestars get difficult odds. To hit a basestar with a Viper, you need to roll an 8 (or better; you can get +2 to the roll with a Strategic Planning interrupt.) On the plus side, it doesn't shoot back (at Vipers, anyway).
You have better odds against Raiders - you only need 3+ to hit one. Against heavy raiders you need 7+.
Random McNasty - Jun 09, 2009 6:44:27 am PDT #2165 of 26133
AKA Raq's Husband
BSG
Yeah, it was a long shot, but since I knew you had the shoot four times card and there was no real risk (as Billytea points out), it was worth burning a 1 point card since I didn't have any other actions I could meaningfully take.
Yeah, and you got me -- we don't actually have oscillation overthrusters. That button I have you pressing actually just turns the light in the glove compartment on and off. You can stop doing that now.