Waterbrick Down

Nice I'll keep my eye out. Yeah it's getting close to that science fantasy vibe we're after.

"Do we have water on this vessel, or only alcohol," Arthur wonders.

As long as there are no references to the other settings I think it's fine. The idea is that these are separate universes in a non-multi-verse reality. There are plenty of RPG players who simply like playing the same character, I don't think there is anything wrong with that if that's what they enjoy. To you or I it may seem limiting or boring, but some people find it easier to role-play something they know very well. Shoot me a PM if you want, always open to ideas and feedback. Ha, don't worry, I wasn't referencing you @Peppermint_M, I really like the figbarf, I didn't even know that blade was an official part.

"Captain, I believe those medical supplies would be useful." Arthur inspects the open conduit panel inside the room trying to tell what it accesses.

“Not a good sign.” If Arthur can Unlock and open the door without disturbing the tampering he does so and looks inside. If not he looks at what sort of tampering was used, i.e. blunt force, a laser cutter, etc.

Hi Folks, I get some people enjoy playing the same character in multiple games. I don't mind that, but when it comes to Heroica 2.0, I'd like to ensure character's actions and stories are not tied to outside games from either this or Heroica 1.0. I'm fine if you want to play the same character with the same background in either one, but their is no shared universe between the three. So @Classic_Spaceman it's great you're enjoying developing Yelana in this game, just know that it'd be preferred that you don't reference this game or the part she played in it in Heroica 2.0.

"More than likely, but not necessarily, do we have a good understanding of who spoke with Mr. Parry yesterday? Perhaps he revealed some details of his work that someone found lucrative?" "Did anyone happen to have any private conversations with Mr. Parry? The way I see it, if someone did know him and has been planning this whole escapade, that person would potentially have a poor alibi as to why they're on this ship in the first place. Perhaps we get statements from everyone as to why they're heading to Alpha Centuri?"

"So in conclusion, none of us knew really each other before this voyage..." Arthur scratches his head. "Once we get a look in the security closet, are we ready to head down to storage?"

@Shadows "Captain, did you have any influence on the hiring of the crew, or was everyone assigned via the company?"

Feel free to send me a PM. I was only thinking because of the whole "wanting to be independent thing", but I guess that could apply to a lot of Britain's colonies. So would the Union be composed of mainly Elves/Dwarves/Humans or would there be other species?

"Humph, I would have gotten to it eventually. Do you two alternate shifts, or when do you sleep?" Arthur tries to recall what time the power went off/came back on.

"And prior to your positions with Blue Star, where were you employed? If you don't mind me asking."

It seems a bit American, but I might be reading into it. While I like giving players options to be from one of the classic races while being associated with a more rough and tumble background, I'm not sure if this is the best way to approach it.

"Mrs. Dawson, as I explained earlier. You may report all complaints on the survey to our general headquarters after the completion of the trip, however I can certainly make a personal note as well." "I can't imagine the hangover you're going to have..." "Mr. Foster, Mr. Falcon, if you don't mind me asking how long have you been with Blue Star Cruises?"

"If Mr. Peck was on the bridge, how would he have gotten in? As soon as the power came back on the security system would have been operational, correct? Which means he couldn't get through the door, unless he's some sort of hacker or he stole one of our key-cards. Plus if he were murdering Foster or Falcon, wouldn't the ship be going haywire right now? I vote we head for storage."

"Is that how you ended up here? Failed your psych review with the navy? I don't understand you..." "That's the storage area, what would he be doing in there?"

Arthur unpacks a small briefcase of a few nips and mixes the politician a mimosa. "Sorry more limited stock than usual" "So you break into people's rooms for fun?" "Why do I enable you?" Arthur mixes the drink. "Genie, is this some sort of game to you? There's a man dead, another missing, are you delusional?" "You're not making sense, what do you mean the killer doesn't know they're a killer? You just said you were in here fixing the FTL, why would your name not show up in the logs?"

"You said it yourself, I've got access to the same rooms as the captain and yourself. If I wanted to murder anyone, I wouldn't need the security to be down to accomplish it. Here," Arthur hands the engineer his key card. "And if I may ask, why were you placing random items in passengers' rooms?"

"I am not and I'm beginning to wonder if his disappearance is somehow related to all of this, seems to correlate too well to be coincidental." Arthur looks at Gabby and nods his head in understanding as she mentions their relationship that went cold, "Ah, I see. Well, if there's some sort of info that I can provide to help assuage those fears, let me know. You mentioned something about key cards earlier, correct? Do we have any indication when the drive was shut down? I believe someone mentioned timing a walk between here and Mr. Peck's room and subsequently the lounge. If we're able to draft a time table, perhaps we'd be able to piece together everyone's movement with corresponding alibies." Arthur looks to see if there are any trash cans in engineering and if so, if there's anything of note inside them.

I'd think they can be part of the war but on par with the dwarves or the elves. I like the idea of a recent war. You need a big event to kind of give everyone something to possibly relate to in someway, a war, a plague, an extraterrestrial invasion, a natural disaster, etc.. If anyone's familiar with the D&D Eberron setting, they do something very similar to this with a war just having ended due to a horrible nation destroying event that causes a quick truce among the remaining warring factions. Good to hear from you. Yeah, I know mechanics are not everyone's cup of tea and in the end we probably won't be able to make everyone completely satisfied. The goal is to get something workable, simple enough for other DM's to run, and an improvement or at least alternative to Heroica 1.0 to be at least interesting. I'm not as concerned with them being center stage, more that they play a similar role to the dwarves or elves instead of having them function as past antagonists, it's simply a trope I think if we have the freedom to avoid, why not? We have the opportunity to do something new and exciting and different, why not seize it?

Arthur rolls his eyes, "Thank you captain. Let's hope someone doesn't trip over Mr. Parry." Arthur prepares to head to engineering with the group.

Possibly, I was thinking maybe a combination. You'd still have pilots, but they'd be supplemented by mage navigators to keep the ships on track in the Etherium. I like the mix of Gates with some FTL, but keep it resource constrained to very large vessels and simply make the gates more vital in the setting. I like having the orcs still be a major part of the setting, I guess I'm simply not jazzed about them having the same role as they did in Heroica 1.0. Plus at this point, I think we're so far removed from Heroica the board game now, that it's better to acknowledge simply the main themes more than the story., i.e. light role-play, fantasy races/classes, quests and adventures. As for the role-play game, I don't know that the Orcish Wars played that big of a part aside from the foundation of the organization that we need to be worried about continuity. As far as weapons are concerned, I think we'd have room for everything. Railguns are considered kinetic weapons, laser guns are energy weapons, and tesla guns are elemental. Magic generally is split into two categories: hard and soft. Hard magic is codified, understood, and can be studied somewhat scientifically. It tends to be very formulaic. Soft magic is very unexplained, subtle, and more mystical in nature. There aren't very hard and fast rules about how it works in those types of settings. Basically Fullmetal Alchemist vs. Starwars or Lord of the Rings. Just to keep everyone's appetite wet.

"If I may remind everyone, Mr. Parry is still missing. While I believe the bridge/engineering is a necessary stop at some point, the absence of one of our passengers is still alarming." "Captain, would you be able to give some sort of announcement over the PA system to try and reach him?"

What about a sitting where things are flipped on their heads? Orcs are resourceful and technological after having to survive on a planet with little available resources. Dwarves are very naturalistic having developed communities around maintaining the health of their planet and caring for it's ailing core. Elves are extremely hostile and believe their long lives ensure they know what is best for other races, subjugation. Humans are an older species on the verge of extinction. Also does anyone have any 40K background? I just started reading about it and it certainly has some interesting ideas.

"I'd still contest that the first murder does not appear pre-meditated. That would mean the individual isn't the killing type, which means they probably aren't some sort of stone-cold heartless machine and they're probably freaking out right now and simply wanting to get off this ship. Now that the police have been notified, if they simply start killing people left and right, they'll only make it more difficult on themselves once the authorities show up. Intentionally arming everyone runs the risk of escalating tensions and the possibility of irrational action by the guests whether they mean it or not. Mr. Peck was seemingly done in with a teapot, if you can't defend yourself against that, I don't know what good a knife would do you."