cygnus sector quest - /qst/

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Anonymous10/23/25, 01:15No.6321997Cygnus Sector Quest

Welcome to the Cygnus Sector, officer! Always good to see new people fresh from the Star Academy! I went there myself, you know? I'm sure you read the mission briefing. Here in the Cygnus sector, we are battling the K'tharr, an advanced alien race. Capturing their ships for analysis is what every officer dreams to do. Unfortunatelly, simply surviving an encounter with them is already a challenge. I'm not going to put you in the direct contact line just now. It is time you start commanding more than just training vessels and simulators. You'll get your very own fleet! Of course, it comes with some managerial work. But you sure are prepared for that, from the Academy. The Eagle Alpha Spaceyard (EASY) constructs corvettes and frigates for the war effort. Your starter budget for your fleet is ten million credits. That should be enough for a few decent ships. Your mission is to Secure a mining colony output. There have been pirate attacks lately. They tend to attack near the dates when we send the compressed ore back for refining. This day is approaching, so your fleet shall escort the ships coming back with the cargo. You'll rendezvous with Colonel Frank, who is overseeing the mining operations. Good Luck, Captain!

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Anon10/23/25, 01:19No.6321999

Standard Military Railgun Corvette (SMIRC) - Standard fleet corvette for system defense.PROPULSION SYSTEMS: Tier 2 Military Impulse - Standard acceleration and handling ARMOR & HULL: Tier 2 Durasteel - Standard military plating WEAPON SYSTEMS: Tier 2 Railguns - Standard military issue SHIELD SYSTEMS: Tier 2 Plasmatic Shields - Basic bubble, low capacity SENSOR & TARGETING: Tier 2 Active Suite - Standard lock-on range/speedCost: 1 million creditsVulcan-MkII Gunship Well-rounded combat vessel with balanced capabilitiesARMOR & HULL: Tier 3 Ablative Ceramic - Excellent protection against energy weapons WEAPON SYSTEMS: Tier 3 Plasma Launchers - Area effect damage over time PROPULSION SYSTEMS: Tier 2 Military Impulse - Standard acceleration and handling SENSOR & TARGETING: Tier 2 Active Suite - Standard lock-on range/speed SHIELD SYSTEMS: Tier 1 Navigational Deflectors - No combat protectionCost: 2.5 million creditsVulcan-Alpha Heavy Assault Ship Experimental platform using salvaged alien gravitic technologyWEAPON SYSTEMS: Tier 4 Graviton Cannon - Alien-derived weapon that damages targets and disrupts their movement ARMOR & HULL: Tier 3 Ablative Ceramic - Excellent protection against energy weapons PROPULSION SYSTEMS: Tier 2 Military Impulse - Standard acceleration and handling SHIELD SYSTEMS: Tier 1 Navigational Deflectors - No combat protection SENSOR & TARGETING: Tier 1 Basic Sensors - Short range, easily fooledCost: 5 million creditsNote: The Vulcan-Alpha's Graviton Cannon represents reverse-engineered alien technology, providing capabilities beyond standard human engineering but requiring massive power allocation that limits other systems.Spectre-class Interceptor Ultra-maneuverable strike craft built for hit-and-run operations with alien propulsion tech.PROPULSION SYSTEMS: Tier 4 Gravitic Impellers - Inertia negation, rapid direction changes WEAPON SYSTEMS: Tier 3 Plasma Launchers - Area effect damage over time SENSOR & TARGETING: Tier 2 Active Suite - Standard lock-on range/speed ARMOR & HULL: Tier 1 Plasteel - Minimal protection, fails under direct fire SHIELD SYSTEMS: Tier 1 Navigational Deflectors - No combat protectionCost: 5 million creditsWhisper-class Electronic Warfare Probe Specialized sensor platform for reconnaissance and electronic warfareSENSOR & TARGETING: Tier 3 Multi-Spectral - Jamming resistance, faster locks PROPULSION SYSTEMS: Tier 2 Military Impulse - Standard acceleration and handling WEAPON SYSTEMS: Tier 1 Light Mass Drivers - Pop guns, minimal threat ARMOR & HULL: Tier 1 Plasteel - Minimal protection, fails under direct fire SHIELD SYSTEMS: Tier 1 Navigational Deflectors - No combat protectionCost: 0.5 million creditsNote: The Whisper is a dedicated EWAR platform that provides critical battlefield intelligence at half the cost of a standard corvette, making it an exceptional value for fleet commanders needing sensor superiority.

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Anon10/23/25, 11:05No.6322204

just to be contrarian 7 SMIRCs 1 Vulcan mkII 1 Whisperwe are on convoy duty 4 SMIRCs will run close defense for the convoy 3 more SMIRCs plus the Vulcan will be our QRF, running under EMCON on a parallel course the Whisper will range ahead and give us early warning

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Anon10/24/25, 20:10No.6322824

Rolled 3, 2, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 2, 1, 5, 3, 2, 1, 4, 4, 1, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5 = 85 (25d5)Now let's see where you 56 damage went.You have only 5 targets.shields, propulsion, weapons, sensors and armo/hullYour have 5 guns, one tier 3 and 4 tier 2. We will cycle through these. So it will be 5 volleys of 5 shots, plus one grazing shot of 1 damage. for a total of 26 shots.You have to overwhelm enemy's advanced tier 4 propulsion and shields.So all damage is ignored until you hit propulsion and shields for 4 damage each. (rolls of 1 and 2)Rolling 26d5

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Anon10/30/25, 11:22No.6325650

I don't understand the combat system at all but > You are willing to leave a lot of men behind (+10 on your roll)

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Anon10/30/25, 14:58No.6325684

Rolled 350, 247 = 597 (2d400)Alright, so leaving a lot of men behind you are successful, if only barely.Rolling to see how many men you leave behind!

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Anon10/30/25, 15:15No.6325692

As the fight rages on, you leave most of your men behind, fighting the pirate crew. About 200 men board the cruiser and slay the defenders.You reach the helm, and your science officer plugs in his portable hacking station to make the system think you are the pirate captain.Luckily, the pirates don't have a very high level security suite on their ship - all your officer had to do was cut off external communications, tamper the records including you as a crewmember, rise you to second in command, and then mark the captain as deceaed.The onboard computer accepts you as the new captain, and you order the cruiser to undock.The cruiser marks all your men as unidentified, and you tell it they are new crew members who just joined.On every corridor of the ship, terminals pop up from the walls demanding the crew members provide their biometrics and state their names and roles for updating permissions.You tell people it is okay and they should do it - give the computer your pirate monikers.Soon, all your crew invent a bunch of pirate sounding names and roles for themselves and they all appear for review.You avoided the automated defenses of the ship purging your crew (likely it would open all the vent door and let the air escape).The battle is still raging on below...What do you want to do next?> Get into cruise speed and return to base > Shoot at the pirates in the space brothel, risking blowing it up and/or killing your own crew > Disable the ship's main computer so you can turn on the comms and ask for help > Write in