[Galactic Council]

Round 4 Action Phase


Turn 1

Spoiler

Tatts

• Research Improved Hull
• Upkeep -5
• Bank $4, S8, M14
• Production $15, S6, M4

Gnaw

• research neutron bombs -2 sci
• -5 upkeep. 0, Sci 7, Ma 13

Twelve

• Research plasma missiles convert 6 materials to science
• 1$, 0S, 13 M upkeep -3

Imperial Historian

• research advanced mining
  
• Convert 3 production to 1 science,
  
• Upkeep -2 £0 S=0 P=9

Morgoth

• Research - Fusion drive and Fusion Source for 7 science
• $ 2, S 3, M 7,
• Upkeep - 5

CF - RESEARCH - Advanced labs


Tapper .- Research Gauss Shield for 2 science, (middle track).

Khell

• RESEARCH Fusion Source for 6 Science.
• $0, S2, M13

D'rek - RESearch Neutron Bombs for my next action.

Turn 2

Spoiler

Tatts -

• Research Point Defense put it on middle track - 9 science convert 4 materials into 1 science to cover this.
• Upkeep -7
• Bank $4,S0,M10

Gnaw

• Research Cloaking Device -7 science put on middle track
• $0, Sc 0, Ma 13. -7 upkeep

Twelve -

• Gnaw stick with my original provisional
• Build two orbitals in 310 and 318. Colonize them both with science.
• (1$, 0S, 2M Upkeep-5)
• Exchange Ambassadors with IH. Both send monetary gifts.

Imperial Historian

• So upgrade cruiser with 2 improved hull over electron computer and in the blank space, and one positron computer over the hull.
• Upkeep -3 £0 S0 M9

Morgoth provisional Upgrade - Add fusion source and fusion drive to cruiser

CF - Upgrade starbases - Imp hull on blank spot and imp. hull over one regular hull.

Tapper - Influence.

• Flip a colony ship for 1 science. Remove disc from Aldebaran. Turn that colony ship face-up.
• Gnaw, I think you removed the money cube on Aldebaran to the material track instead? Fixed

Khell - INFLUENCE

• Epsilon Carinae and Lambda Serpentis. Colonise all planets (grey planet with science cube). Reveal the discovery.
• So what wondrous creation do I get this time, GC? A clapped-out interceptor? A tech I already possess maybe? Oh, a piece of lint from your pocket perhaps?
  
• Discovery is Free Ancient Cruiser 02. He keeps as cruiser.
  

D'rek - Provisional: Research Advanced Mining (-9 science)

Turn 3

Spoiler

Tatts -

• Upgrade Cruiser and Dreadnought, Improved Hull over normal hull.
• Upkeep - 10
• Bank $4,S0,M10
• Production $15,S6,M4

Gnaw - Build

• 2 interceptors in Arcturus
• $0, Sc 0, Ma 7
• -10 upkeep.

Twelve - Provisional Influence

No I will have one adv material slot not populated. Don't populate 304 with an influence disk and colonize the adv material slot and I'll be good.

• -remove influence disk on supernova
• -return all three population cubes to materials
• reset 2 colony ships 3 ships available.
• -move influence disk from player board back to supernova
• -populate 2 grey slots on supernova to science. use the last colony ship on the adv material slot on the supernova while we are at it.
• (1$, 0S, 2M Upkeep -7
  

Imperial Historian -

• BUILD 2 x cruisers in the hive hex
• Upkeep -5 £0 S0 M1

Morgoth - Move - both cruisers to my single tier 2 system

CF

• CONVERT 4 money to 2 materials.
  
• BUILD Orbital in Psi Capricorni (or whatever it's called...up next to Arcturus and Alpha Centauri, NW of my homeworld),
  
• populate with SCIENCE.
  
• BUILD Starbase in Formahaut. POPULATE two advanced science slots, one on homeworld and one on Formahaut.
  • @Rules:
  • Not that I have anything to do with an extra colony ship just now, but does the above constitute a use of 2 or 3 colony ships? In other words, does building an orbital require a colony ship to populate it or does it populate by default? Has to be populated
    
• I should add that my provisional move is incumbent on no aggressive action or posturing taken against me or my ally.

Tapper

• I think the money cube from Aldebaran was moved to materials, instead.
• fixed
  

• Research Positron Computer and flip 3 colonyships for science, please - it should come with a discount of -3, and +3 science gained --> 10 - 5 + 3 = 8.
• That also gives me a discovery tile, please - any ships/orbitals/warp portals et cetera are deployed in my homeworld should I keep them.
  • http://orokos.com/roll/149569#
    Description r4 Tapper magellan 4th tech discovery. 19 available
    Results 1#1d19: 1 # 19 [1d19=19]
  • Shard Hull - place over hull point on dread.
    
• so I'd be at 5 money (+8 income), 8 science (+6 income), 6 materials (+6 income) at upkeep -7.

Khell

• And Tapper sounds like he'll be researching, so I will say:
• Turn 3: RESEARCH Neutron Bombs.
• $0, S0, M13

D'rek

INFluence:

• --move a disc from the influence track to Aldebaran
• --move a disc from Delta Eridani to Phi Piscum (science cube goes back to population track)
• --colonize Advanced Materials slot in Beta Lyrae
• --colonize money slot in Phi Piscum
• --colonize Advanced Materials slot in Aldebaran
• --flip up two colony ships
• --colonize Advanced Science slot in Aldebaran
• --colonize Advanced Science slot in Phi Piscum

Turn 4

Spoiler

Tatts

• Pass 1st of Round
• Upkeep - 10
• Bank $4,S0,M10
• Production $15,S6,M4

Gnaw -

• Move 2 interceptors from Arcturus to Epsilon Indi.
• $0, Sc 0, Ma 7. -17 -13 upkeep

Twelve

• Provisionally PASS Second of round
  
• (1$,0S,2M Upkeep -7)

IH

• move 2 x crusiers into twelves homeworld
  
• Upkeep -7 £0 S0 M1
  • Return the diplomatic relations cube to the materials track, take the traitor card
  • Twelve - Return mine to Money

Morgoth - Move - both cruisers from 201 to 221

CF - Pass

Tapper - Influence and flip colony ship

Khell - UPGRADE: Remove one Plasma Cannon from dread; Insert Nuclear Drive in blank spot on Dread, and in blank spot on Cruiser.

D'rek - Pass

Turn 5

Spoiler

Tatts - provisional Move dread to 310

Gnaw - Pass

Twelve - no reaction

IH - Pass

Morgoth - Upgrade - Add improved hull over hull on cruiser, add improved hull over empty slot on starbase.

CF - no reaction

Tapper -

• Research Advanced Robotics.
• Flip a colony ship for 1 mats (6 --> 7).

Khell -

• RESEARCH Warp Portal for 8 materials.
• Place in that far hex where my dread and cruiser are.

D'rek - No reaction

Turn 6

Tatts - no reaction


Gnaw - No reaction

Twelve - no reaction

IH - no reaction

Morgoth - Move cruisers to Arcturus

CF - no reaction unless invaded

Tapper - Provisionally: Influence. Flip a colony ship face up. Flip it face down for materials.

Khell -

D'rek - assumed no reaction

Turn 7


Tatts - no reaction (assumption) other than mild panic in effort to keep unstable (assumption although there is supporting evidence) Gnaw from panicking.


Gnaw - Reaction depends upon Khell's action

Twelve - no reaction

IH -

Morgoth -

CF - no reaction unless invaded

Tapper -

Khell -

D'rek

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 19 November 2013 - 05:15 PM

[Gnaw]

Khellendros, on 19 November 2013 - 07:50 AM, said:

How exciting, just waiting on IH to no react, and then it's time for Morghy and CF to enact the other part of the master plan.


BAM!


Surprise suckers!

You didn't see that one coming, did you Dweebie Alliance?


Do your thing, Morghy/CF

I suggest that what you don't see coming is going to be rather heart-rending.

• Gnaw is psychic: things are happening that he predicted.
• Chmee Gnaw is master-manipulator: the thoughts he has planted have turned into actions by others that he wanted.

Pick one. Doesn't matter which.

Either way this is headed your way:

Spoiler

[Morgoth]

It's a shame. If Tapper hadn't been on the ball his homeworld would have been mine. Now I was forced to move in other directions.

[Gnaw]

Morgoth, on 19 November 2013 - 06:22 PM, said:

It's a shame. If Tapper hadn't been on the ball his homeworld would have been mine. Now I was forced to move in other directions.

No you weren't.

It will be interesting to see what he does with those materials though.

[D'rek]

After Khell takes his turn - no reaction

[Galactic Council]

Due to the nature of this round, I think confirmations of no reactions is a good idea.

CF has a "unless I'm invaded" so he's good.

Twelve has "no reactions. none at all."


All the rest of the passers could conceivably need to do a reaction to something

[Galactic Council]

Damn. Holy xpost batman.

[Gnaw]

Khellendros, on 19 November 2013 - 07:50 AM, said:

How exciting, just waiting on IH to no react, and then it's time for Morghy and CF to enact the other part of the master plan.


BAM!


Surprise suckers!

You didn't see that one coming, did you Dweebie Alliance?


Do your thing, Morghy/CF

"Professor, they're still sending us the messages but never ask for our assessments anymore. I gave this one to those two promising Seniors."

"And their conclusion? Another oops I assume."

"They disagreed. One is certain it reduces to 'thank deity' and the other insists on 'oh shit'. The dialect used is different than previous messages so they could either be correct."

"In short, it simply confirms the previous "Oops" translations."

"Yes Professor."

[Tattersail_]

No reactions until drek moves with her pulsar

[Morgoth]

My provisional is to pass, unless something crazy happens.

[twelve]

Ganoes Paran, on 19 November 2013 - 08:15 PM, said:

No reactions until drek moves with her pulsar

She can't use her pulsar as a reaction move.

[Gnaw]

twelve, on 19 November 2013 - 08:45 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 19 November 2013 - 08:15 PM, said:

No reactions until drek moves with her pulsar

She can't use her pulsar as a reaction move.

I'm surprised she didn't use that. Upgrade a blueprint at the least.

I'm going to leave my reaction with Twelve. I'll almost certainly be around but Khell's ruminating might last awhile.

[Imperial Historian]

@Gnaw is the first post board a couple of turns out of date? I thought we'd had an update...

[Galactic Council]

Imperial Historian, on 19 November 2013 - 08:56 PM, said:

@Gnaw is the first post board a couple of turns out of date? I thought we'd had an update...

I posted one upthread. You want a fresh one on post 1? I can do that. Give me 15.

[Imperial Historian]

Yeah I figured it must be in thread somewhere, just nice to have it on post 1 as it's easy to find

[Galactic Council]

Done. And I'm an idiot.

The surest way to get somebody to show up is post new maps. Like voting a low poster.

[Khellendros]

Sorry about that, I was called away on urgent meeting/classes/football/napping business, here now.


Now to go find a coin to flip, or perhaps a die to roll.

[Khellendros]

Magellan Ambassador: "Honoured Triangulator, the Planta are immensely excited about something."

Lyran Ambassador: "Uh, how can you tell, Distinguished Attache?"

"Because they're, well, greener than usual."

"Greener."

"Yes. I'm reliably informed that's a good thing for the Planta."

"I see. And what is it that they're excited about?"

"Something to do with the anomaly that they found in the outer reaches of the galaxy. I believe...I believe that they intend to go through!"

"Are they mad?! That could take them anywhere! Or nowhere!"

"To be fair to them, the Planta are known as the galaxy's best navigators."

"That's a cosmic joke, Attache. On the Shrine of Plenty, they have no sensory inputs!"

"Maybe they, um, just have an instinct about these things. In any case, they believe they're on a voyage to strike at the Lame Brigade."

"Wh..what?! But we're not ready for that yet! We're a slow-burning, slow-building alliance. Speaking of burning, would you like to partake?"

"Why yes, thank you, it's been several minutes since my last. Aaah, that really calms the nerves. What is this blend?"

"I believe it was a Planta who was submerged in some pretty funky chemicals."

"Ah, the good stuff! Ahem, to get back on point, I believe the Planta took the failed excursion to the Galactic Centre particularly badly - it was their first trip there, and they really had wanted to enjoy it. Moreover, they seem to have an avowed hatred for the Mechanema, despite never having met them before. Something about them being non-organic."

"Racist plants. Who knew. Well. Did they at least leave anything behind to defend the portal?"

"No, no they did not. They did, however, leave us a cryptic message written in fallen branches. It says: BALLS TO THE WALLS, BOYS! BALLS TO THE WALLS!"

"I see, and what are these 'balls'?"

"I believe it is a Terran expression, Distinguished Triangulator."


MOVE Dreadnaught to Lambda Aurigae, MOVE Cruiser to Zeta Chameleontis.

This post has been edited by Khellendros: 19 November 2013 - 11:02 PM

[Galactic Council]

VP count. Reflects presumed losses/gains for hex possession changes in 310, 234, and 104.

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This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 19 November 2013 - 11:28 PM

[Gnaw]

Hmmm.


Edit:

Provisional reaction

• Upgrade interceptor blueprint by replacing missiles in blank spot with nuclear drive.
• -17 upkeep. $0, Sc 0, Ma 7

This post has been edited by Gnaw: 19 November 2013 - 11:39 PM