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Fippe94 · « **on:** April 11, 2018, 06:50:49 pm »

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Spoiler for Hidden:

The Plan | BASIC TASK

As your ship speeds across the system, chasing the artifact, you start to think about exactly how to get it onboard the ship. You can't exactly stop nearby it, it doesn't seem to slow down at all. And most of your usual equipment for this will not work at such a high speed. And most importantly, if you slip up, you have basically given the artifact away to your rivals. You need to be creative! Write a short story about how exactly you bring the artifact onboard once you get close enough! If you saved the civilians in Round 3, they can appear in the story to help you out! This task is an Artifact Task! The team that wins this task will get the Artifact! Artifacts can give you special abilities or change future tasks!

Spoiler for Battlestar Go Frak Yourself:

Spoiler for Green Night:

Spoiler for Paratus:

Quote from: Paratus-6 Video Recording System

Captain Log 46/13/2459. Crew meeting

Doctor C. Andersen: Alright, what in the name of?... Are these real?

Agent Trouble: I'm afraid so. The signal we're going after is moving at a high velocity.

Agent Muffin: What's worse is that the thing is...

Agent Trouble: ...Inside of a living creature that seems to be, hm, modified, somehow. I'm not one-hundred percent sure about the species, but I think it might've been an airborn predator of sorts.

Agent Muffin: Whatever that thing was, now it's a thing capable of surviving without air, warmth or whatever it needed before to survive.
I don't know about you, Cap, but I've no idea how to take it down. I could pull up Preservation Ark, but it's still in dire need of repair after the attack of that unregistered ship.

Doctor C. Andersen: So, we've got a giant space predator that flies all over the solar system with the speed of a Ferilian Crawler, has the only clue to the location of the Ancestors inside of it's digestive system and the only thing we had to stop that thing was broken by the amateurs on a green pile of rubble, anything else that wants to mess us up?

Agent Trouble: I confirmed with the Parliament, the creature *is* unknown, so we can't risk with damaging.

Note: VRS vent offline due to unexplained events. It seems that agent Muffin had repaired the VRS, after which the crew had reassembled to decide the following actions.

Quote from: Paratus-6 Video Recording System

Captain Log 46/13/2459. Second crew meeting

Agent Muffin: Alright, let me run through this plan again. We get the thing to follow us using a... whistle?

Agent Trouble: Not really how Psionic Communicator works, but for the sake of not wasting time, sure.

Doctor C. Andersen: Yep. After that's down, we've got some chemical anesthetics, which Muffin is going to inject our lizard friend with.
After that comes the tough part - the dissection of the life form and removal of the artifact from it's stomach

Agent Trouble: Are you sure that you're gonna know how to do this? You don't sound confident

Doctor C. Andersen: Parliament sent us some material on Terra's lizards, which seem to be the closest relatives of a thing we're dealing with. Hopefully this study and my medical knowledge will make everything go smootly

Agent Muffin: Doesn't really sound like a plan.

Doctor C. Andersen: Correct, but we can't lose this one either.

Note: Doctor Andersen and Agent Muffin were assigned to contact with the creature, seeing how carnivorous nature of creature, designated as ANC-054, could cause damage to Agent Trouble. Instead, Agent Trouble piloted Psionic Communicator. It is important to note that due to disruptions in Psionic Communicator's work caused by the Artifact itself, Agent Muffin was damaged severely, managing to complete his duty despite being on a verge of losing consciousness. Agent Muffin had been rescued by Agent Trouble and given medical attention by Doctor Andersen. Both agents will receive awards from the Parliament's representatives after returning to the ICO.

Spoiler for Iron Manta:

Interstellar Correspondence Transmitter:	The Iron Manta Approved by The Deep Council of Blistermarsh
Recipient:	Deep Council Expenses and Claims Department
Content:	Dear Expenses and Claims, I am aware this is the 17th occurrence in my career as an Orbit Admiral I have submitted an Emergency Expenses Adjustment, but I assure you, this was entirely necessary for operational purposes. From a purely economical point of view, securing a artifact of the ancients will surely pay for the damage to the Iron Manta's Landing Barb, the starboard fin, and Mechanic Solaris' medical bills. Please see the attached mission plan for Operation Stingray. Everything went to plan, the Landing Barb pierced the alien cruiser's hull, and Spacetrooper Russian, Mechanic Solaris and myself were able to safely disembark through the Landing Barb. Russian and I proceeded to the artifact's location in the ship's brig, as Mapper Espithel's vision indicated, and as he guided us via comms link. Now, the actual heist went without a hitch. We froze then shattered the brig's blast doors, blinded the guards with squid ink, blew the safe's locks with a puffer fish and used Mind Flayers to make the damn priests forget why they were there when they showed up. That was funny. Anyway the main problem was caused because we hadn't realised we had pierced the ships fuel tank when we deployed the landing barb. When we arrived back at the barb, Mechanic Solaris, who we had left to guard the barb, was using all 8 of his tentacles to plug spurting gouts of high octane rocket-fuel. He was holding on to the barb with his teeth to stop it being shot off into space. We boarded the barb, and dragged petrol soaked Solaris with us, and I ordered Espithel to retract the stinger. Unfortunately, as the barb scraped out of the ship's hull, it caused a spark, and the barb's tip caught flame. That caused us so much terror you wouldn't believe, because as I told the crew, the most important thing in our voyage is to not cause collateral damage to the ship or any civilization that may end up invoicing the Expenses and Claims Department. We were all so concerned with the Barb catching fire that we didn't realise Mechanic Solaris was engulfed too until we started smelling calamari. Anyway I sorted it all out, I got Espithel to stop laughing, and he re-calibrated the barb to land in our own accountancy office in the starboard fin, and the internal water quenched the flames. I figured that was the best place to go for as nobody has used the accountancy office all voyage. Unfortunately that means I now have had to send you this missive from the bar. Attached are Solaris's medical reports and the pre-mission report for Op Stingray. OA JCJ
Attachments:	Spoiler for Op Stingray: Quote from: Op Stingray It is too dangerous to employ teleportation channels at this speed to an unknown craft. The margin for error is too great, and even a meter out and we could be teleported into a wall or an engine. However, we have theorized a potential solution. As you are aware, when landing safely on any planet, we use our long landing stinger to anchor the Iron Manta to the planet, calibrating the landing barb to ground level. We then descend the stinger and exit through the landing barb. If we calibrate the landing barb to sink into the center of the alien ship, it will plunge there, thinking it was landing on a planet. The margin for error is the entire breadth of the alien ship. The crew will be protected within the barb, so hitting an engine will not be lethal, and if we miss altogether the stinger will just dangle in space and we can try again. The Iron Manta's speed will then easily be brought to match the alien ship's speed, and we can disembark. If our piercing location is catastrophic for the alien ship, our own thrusters can bear the load of their ship for a few minutes, and once everyone is safely back within the barb, we can jettison and leave the broken alien ship to float off into space. Spoiler for Medical Report: Mechanic Solaris: Quote from: Spacetrooper Russian Unfortunately we have no doctor on board. From a cursory glance, 6 tentacles are charred to the bone. I say that, I'm not sure Solaris's species have tentacle bones. Couldn't stand smell, induced medical coma.

Spoiler for Hidden:

Fighter Ships! | BASIC TASK

During the chase, your ship bumps into the other ships chasing the artifact, and it is very annoying. Actually, the fact that there are others chasing the artfifacts is very annoying. Much of your battery power and ammunition was used up in the fight against the pirates, but you have a few things left, as well as some cool things salvaged from the ruined city! You decide to build a couple of small fighter ships that you can deploy against your rivals. Build two decks.

You can use up to 2 upgraded cards in total per artifact you have won.
If you did not save the civilians, you can use a maximum of 10 creatures total in your decks.
Your decks must contain cards from exactly 4 elements.
If you do not choose to pick up some asteroids in the current Event, you can use a maximum of 1 weapon and 1 shield in your decks.

Note that the limitations applies to cards used in total, not for each deck. These decks will be used in a PvP Event! Build them carefully! (The PvP event will not award any points, however it might help you in other tasks, just like other Events)

Spoiler for Paratus:

Spoiler for Iron Manta:

Spoiler for Green Night:

Spoiler for Battlestar Go Frak Yourself:

Spoiler for Hidden:

A Story from the Past | BASIC TASK

As you behold the emptyness of the space, you remember the ancient beliefs of your culture about how the universe was created. Write down those beliefs in detail. Using images is NOT allowed in this writing task.
If you won the artifact task in round 2, you can use it to project images from the long forgotten history of your race. You are allowed to use max 1 image in this task.

Spoiler for Green Night:

I remember when I was young. The Green Night was my home. Mother and Father, as i called them, would tell me why I can't go outside the ship unless we land.

Space as we know it has been hostile. It has been so ever since the whispers have taken control of it. A long long time ago, there was a conflict between 5 groups of people. Team Divine Light, The Cuckoo's Nest, Silver Ferns, Death Dost Dominate and Whispers In the Dark. For years and years they battled it out, but rather than fight and suffer losses, they decided to have a contest. Over a few rounds, with multiple tasks asked, and only one winner at the end. Brawl, as it was called, creates such movement in the whole universe, that it causes it to collapse and start anew. The universe you see now has not been the one existing since the beginning of time, far from it my son. But before that brawl, space was a fine place to live...

This brawl was particularly fierce. The competition was rough and the race was tight. In the end, it was won by none other than Team Divine Light, who decided : This was a fair fight, we all had fun. Let's all go to heaven as this universe is collapsing and stay together in peace for eternity. But one team was not happy with that. One team was not happy with the results. One team thought it deserved to win : Whispers In the Dark. Whispers tried to gather up some more points left in the universe as it was collapsing, and ended up in a loophole. They stayed in the universe, they stay in every universe since then. They have no home so they live in space, and take up all the oxygen just to survive. When you're alone in the night and hear a sound, you turn around, and nothing is there. You think you might have imagined it but you didn't. The whispers are here, they have never left, and they never will.

''And they
Will Never you alone
They'll always be there
Make your last prayers.''

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Please do not consider the hyperlink as part of the submission, it is just to explain the reference.

Spoiler for Paratus:

Spoiler for Battlestar Go Frak Yourself:

Spoiler for Iron Manta:

Spoiler for Hidden:

Low on Resources... | BASIC TASK

During your travel to the barren planet you overused some of your spaceship materials; the battery of your scanning device, the fuel of your engine or the ammunition of your weapons. Now, as you simultaneously scan the deep space for the artifact, flying at max speed and preparing your weapon systems for any possible threat, the shortage in your resources is beginning to show.

If you took the SCAN action in Round 1, create a card that represents low battery.
If you took the LAND action in Round 1, create a card that represents low fuel.
If you took the ATTACK action in Round 1, create a card that represents low ammunition.

Spoiler for Paratus:

Spoiler for Battlestar Go Frak Yourself:

Spoiler for Green Night:

Spoiler for Iron Manta:

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Spoiler for Hidden:

On the Origin of a Crew | BASIC TASK

Tell us about where your crew comes from! Are you all from the same planet? Or are you from all over the galaxy? Tell us about your home planets, what the society looks like, and what race you are! You can deicde to only talk about your Captain's home, or your whole crew! Or maybe everyone is from the same place? All up to you! This task does not have the normal 1000 word limit!

Spoiler for Green Night:

For as far as I can remember, I have been on the Green Night. I used to have family here, though they told me they were not my real parents. But they died long ago. Luckily this ship is very easy to pilot. I seem to be doing everything right when I'm in here, and everything wrong when I'm outside. I want to stay on this ship forever. It will be the Green Night and I against the world.

Days, months, years have passed. I'm bored. Incredibly bored. But still would rather not go outside. Everybody is so strange outside. Countless wars, political debates, religious massacres, no matter the planet, the galaxy, the same mistakes are made everywhere over and over again. Do they never learn? Do they even want to learn? Why would I want to join them.

Last month, I found something weird in the library. Some sort of secret passage to another part of the ship where I had never been before. It has some weird instruments I do not know how to use. And there is one book, it is called ''The Ancestors''. I have tried to read it but I don't understand a thing. But I see pictures in it. Pictures that look a lot like me. Could those be in my family? I have to find out!

Sadly, I cannot do that alone. I know how to navigate the green night. But I'd get lost without a mapper. And what if i get attacked? I also need a Space Trooper on my crew. But I can't just let anyone on the Green Night. I need to find people I can trust. But how would I go around finding such people? I do not know.

What is this? An expedition? A call from the Ancestors? And adventurers making application to join crews? That's my chance! I need to build a crew and find those Ancestors. If it means I have to get out of the Green Night, then so be it. I have found my destiny. I will find those Ancestors, and they will tell me where I am from.

For as far as I can remember, I have been on the Green Night. I now have a family here. We all come from different planets, they are not my real family, but we act like so. Together, travelling the galaxies seems like a breeze, and they bring power to me that I did not think I could have. Together, I feel like we can do everything, even when I'm outside my beloved Green Night. Who knows, when this is over, maybe I can even find myself a home. Not only for me, but for Green Night too. It's been working so hard for me all these years, it deserves a rest.

For as far as I can remember, the Green Night has been with me. And that's the way it's always going to be.

Spoiler for Paratus:

DoctorC' Planet: Veilsel
Population: Plantae descendents

Veilsel is often called ""The Reservation Capital"" in Serenity. The entire planet is an exotic reserve for flora and fauna from all around The Interstellar Union. Originally, there was supposed to be only a couple of research/maintenance crews, however, few enthusiastic researchers, led by brilliant prof. Johanna Mitchel developed a stimulant, causing temporary boost in plant's evolutionary process. Result was dozen members of a new species - Plantae descendents, trees and flowers, evolved to the point of sentience. Now, alongside the research teams sent by Serenity, thousands of these evolved plants live in fourteen different maintenance stations, located on Veilsel. The community's mostly dedicated to maintain the Veilsel as one of the top tier reserve planets in Serenity's store, or to train newly graduated biologists. Aside from that, Plantae descendents and Serenity's ecologists offer a hospitable stay to anyone looking for a stroll through the Reservation Capital.

TribalTrouble's Planet: Terra
Population: Humans

Terra was one of the planets Serenity is most known for: By the time the ICO reached Terra, or ""Earth"", as some of the natives call it, the planet was in terrible condition, losing over 83% of all life forms, including almost entirety of sentient population. The few thousand people and a lot of other barely surviving lifeforms left on the planet were transported to several reserve spots in order to preserve the receding flora and fauna of the dying planet. Eventually, Terra was cleared out by Serenity and most of the residents were transported back home, leaving out just a few dozens members of each species on their reserve planets. Nowadays, humanity is thriving under their sun once again. They do take a much more careful approach with how they treat the reformed Earth, however, and with the help of Serenity will hopefully reach their former glory once more. One thing's for certain - humans do take great pleasure in working with Serenity to find better ways to live and learn new things.

Muffin's Planet: Xvatri
Population: Sidri'leni

Xvatri is populated by a lot of different species from all across the Interstellar Union. Main role of the Xvatri is a giant planet-market, so, naturally, many different enthusiasts would come there to trade and make some money. As busy as it gets, Xvatri people don't tend to care about trivial stuff, like relationships or families - they're there for the profit and only profit. The majority, at least. There is, however, a race native to Xvatri, called Sidri'leni, from which MrMuffin came to Serenity. Most of Sidri'leni were pushed away by the marketers and traders, almost forced to leave until Serenity's Parliament declared that Sidri'leni should have at least 60% of their planet back. Xvatri was handed back to Sidri'leni, though part of it is still used by busy traders.

Spoiler for Iron Manta:

Spoiler for Battlestar Go Frak Yourself:

MyNameIsJoey · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2018, 08:10:44 pm »

non-Log-Keeper submissions have a max limit of 1000 words (except if noted otherwise)

According to wordcounttools.com , GFY's boss task contains 1157 words.

JonathanCrazyJ · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2018, 08:18:21 pm »

OOOOH SHOTS FIRED

Fippe94 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2018, 08:49:30 pm »

This has been fixed by GFY. Since it was only about removing words, and not editing anything further,, and becasue it was done quickly, we allowed them to edit the task.

JonathanCrazyJ · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:05:44 pm »

What penalty does an edit after the timer usually come with? it seems this would be most fitting.

Fippe94 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:09:58 pm »

GFY will receive half votes on their Captain task.

MyNameIsJoey · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:11:32 pm »

Are you serious now?

Had I known I would have modified our captain task last round too, added only 1 third-element card the way Paratu's deck did, and gotten only half-point deduction.

Fippe94 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:16:08 pm »

I believe the word-length restriction is of a different nature than task restrictions.

JonathanCrazyJ · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:17:16 pm »

Quote from: Fippe94 on April 11, 2018, 09:16:08 pm

I believe the word-length restriction is of a different nature than task restrictions.

~~It's a BIT different, but is still a clear rule, and should have at least late edit penalty.~~

Edit: seen it has been done. That's close to a fair outcome, but still a bit harsh on GN.

MyNameIsJoey · « **Reply #9 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:19:53 pm »

Ok, so we can break rules, it depends on which rules we break.

Fippe94 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:21:17 pm »

Different rules can have different penalties, yes.

Fippe94 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:27:40 pm »

GFY's Captain submission has been removed from voting until Brawlmasters has discussed the matter.

Object	Distance from star	Orbital speed
Baliv VI	~5.9 billion kilometres	4.67 kilometres per second
Iynov	57 million kilometres	47.3 kilometres per second
Artifact 4	Really close	Really frakking fast

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