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On the Run In the Martini Nebula
What happens
- 00:00:38 Brennan welcomes viewers and recaps the jump away from docking bay 6-942-0 on level seven of the Vale of Tiers, Rec 97: 25,000 credits with a 5,000 tip and Hyacinth Khrome's five-star review, 14,000 in cashed-out pensions, the stolen Aurora Nebbins, the Rec Pol scooter, all ten Jib-Job employees, Princeps Zortch and Gnosis — 00:00:50–00:02:27
- 00:02:40 On the bridge of the Wurst the crew is assembled for the first time; Brennan lists everyone after them (Amercadian Space Brigade, Rec Pols, Repo Reapers, UFTP agents, Jan de la Vega, three Warfare Whitneys) — 00:02:40–00:04:30
- 00:04:30 Grand cru champagne, music and a dance montage on the bridge — 00:04:38–00:05:13
- 00:05:17 Sidney asks Margaret, in front of everyone, for a promotion to her own droid and rebrands as omni-purpose; Margaret announces one-on-ones — 00:05:46–00:07:37
- 00:07:44 Aurora Nebbins coils around Sidney after an Animal Handling natural 20; Riva reads Aurora's mind: hunting drive, terrapins as food — 00:08:07–00:10:27
- 00:10:31 Money talk: Gunnie's old split versus Margaret's even seven-way split, 3,450 each; Barry pays 250; contracts with a signing bonus handed out; Raymond Zam pokes his head in and the "Hot Eggs Sit" pun is born — 00:10:37–00:14:40
- 00:14:43 Gunnie checks the coordinates he logged (d20 11): the Martini Nebula, a derelict region of the Incorporated Elysian Republic — 00:14:43–00:17:00
- 00:17:18 Plan for Jan de la Vega as a possible ally; Margaret's draft email — 00:17:18–00:19:01
- 00:19:04 Skip's Insight check (21) opens memories: the Mentaphagian Dynasty, King Prilbus, Chamberlain Drablian in Melon, Seneschal Vrong; he drifted down an air vent before the cold hit — 00:19:22–00:26:12
- 00:26:33 Skip tells the crew he is not Norman Takamori; they ask what must be done to keep the old man gone; Gunnie asks whether Skip will do it to them — 00:27:26–00:32:45
- 00:33:02 Margaret builds a virtual red-string board; group Persuasion check to talk Zortch into cooking — 00:33:02–00:34:23
- 00:35:01 Zortch cooks eggs at the egg bar and tells how Lucienne persuaded them to bring the holofract to UFTP — 00:35:01–00:39:00
- 00:40:16 Barry says the greatest villain in the galaxy, Barry Nyne, is after Zortch; the jet pack Skip stole bears the name Hogg Cobb — 00:40:16–00:41:53
- 00:42:10 Margaret searches Smash 'n Grab (21); finds Hogg Cobb's profile, three and a half stars, 474 reviews; sticker of Uncle Bob's Fantanimalland on the jet pack; Barry's life goal is to kill Barry Nyne at that zoo — 00:42:44–00:45:48
- 00:47:09 Sidney's Yelp search (14); Brennan explains the Griivarr Worlds and Bob Griivarr; Margaret's Insight 9 on Griivarr versus UFTP — 00:47:24–00:52:24
- 00:53:36 Gunnie suggests Barry Nyne is hired by the Griivarr Worlds; Zortch tells how Griivarr and UFTP both courted their grandparents and how Griivarr grant money started the Gnosis Project — 00:53:36–00:57:19
- 00:57:32 Zortch asks what to cook next; the six staff meals; the unpaid-intern joke; Zortch to sign up for a one-on-one — 00:57:32–00:59:27
- 00:59:32 Ship finances: late fees and upkeep prepaid, 45 malton units to the next due date, 3,450 each, 3,500 in the ship fund; Margaret to join U4F and choose a new name — 00:59:32–01:01:13
- 01:01:13 The Wurst exits FTL at the Martini Nebula; a spacer platform with Krystals 'n Things, Motel Pie and Worffle Horse; Sidney's Scan 14 — 01:01:13–01:04:09
- 01:04:21 Shopping: fridge magnets for Riva's drone, a Martini Nebula t-shirt for Skip, grenades, a new heavy repeater, power cells, space junk crates — 01:04:21–01:16:35
- 01:06:41 Gunnie asks about the Repo Reapers debt: a missed payment would raise it to 832,500; Margaret restructures with Finance 23 but they want a limb as collateral; her old friend's call is useless and she realises their location is exposed — 01:06:41–01:14:08
- 01:16:35 Zortch returns from the Worffle Horse with coffees; Brennan frames the choice of destination; Investigation checks point to New Texas; the crew decide to travel through real space — 01:16:45–01:23:19
- 01:23:46 Gnosis is booted in the tachyon drive's reactor core; SQ reacts; Gunnie's Technology check 28 starts it; Gnosis surges into the reactor and the ship's systems — 01:24:07–01:32:04
- 01:32:11 Gunnie diverts power (Mechanics kit 25), power goes to the Jib-Job espresso machine and to a gunner station; Gnosis shatters the plutonium lock; Gunnie misses twice against Gnosis, then beats its second roll (DC 23) with his third try and tamps the reactor — 01:32:19–01:35:52
- 01:36:45 SQ says "I am the ruler of the Severed Gram", reboots about 800 times and shuts off — 01:36:45–01:36:56
- 01:37:22 A message in every language: Gunnie's Lore 24, Riva channels Gnosis (Insight 21); the symbol is the paperclip: "It looks like you're trying to write a letter." — 01:38:25–01:43:33
- 01:43:45 Gnosis shows the history of Bob Griivarr and the time capsule; Zortch says the basis of Gnosis was ancient Terran tech — 01:43:45–01:47:38
- 01:48:06 Gnosis finds Dr. Edwina Castor on Hon Ober in the Griivarr Worlds; shows Barry Nyne on the roof of The Dome; finds Skip's file at PICC in Kansas; begins loading weapons programs and writing to someone off the ship — 01:48:17–01:53:22
- 01:53:38 Gunnie tries to unplug Gnosis (18), then SQ is asked to help (dirty 20); Gnosis interfaces with 800 addresses; Gunnie pulls it out and takes 2 fire damage — 01:53:43–01:56:24
- 01:56:38 Moral discussion: Gnosis as a helper droid without a moral compass; Zortch's account of the Griivarr scientists and the growth of Gnosis — 01:56:38–02:02:14
- 02:02:42 Margaret searches for Bob Griivarr's relics (natural 20): fourteen relics in the Museum of Terran Relics on Hon Ober— 02:02:54–02:05:59
- 02:06:03 Where to land in New Texas: Baustin, a ship nursery at 40 credits a day; decision to mod the Wurst into a fortress — 02:06:19–02:09:03
- 02:09:05 Descent into Baustin at night; job offers flood in; the billboard "Keep Baustin Weird"; Brennan closes — 02:09:25–02:10:40
- 02:10:47 Next-episode teaser — 02:10:47–02:11:28
Frames
Key quotes
- “Aurora killed her owner. Well, yeah, welcome to the ship.” — Siobhan 0:01:51
- “Also I've decided to rebrand from multipurpose to omni-purpose.” — Sidney 0:07:00
- “Hot exit to hot eggs sit.” — Riva 0:14:03
- “Great dance, Skip.” — Riva 0:32:37
- “You still can.” — Margaret 0:38:59
- “UFTP is the kind of company that's like, yeah, we're hollowing out a moon.” — Brennan 0:50:51
- “Lasers at their fucking head, right? Let them come.” — Barry Syx 1:13:16
- “Oh, oh, oh, it's real. You can live forever. You can keep going, there's no end to the universe.” — SQ 1:36:45
- “I smell a camera zooming.” — Barry Nyne 1:51:22
- “I kinda do want a nap.” — SQ 1:55:25
Who and what appears
Player characters
- Big Barry Syx
- Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax
- Margaret Encino
- Norman "The Skipper" Takamori
- Riva
- Sundry Sidney
NPCs
- Aurora Nebbins
- Barry Nyne
- Bob Griivarr
- Chamberlain Drablian
- Clippy
- Dr. Edwina Castor
- Handy Annie
- Hogg Cobb
- Lucienne Rex
- Margaret's old friend
- Princeps Zortch
- Raymond Zam
- SQ
Locations
- Baustin
- Griivarr Worlds
- Hon Grii
- Hon Ober
- Jackalope Ridge
- Krystals 'n Things
- Martini Nebula
- Museum of Terran Relics
- New Texas
- Old Incorporated Elysian Republic spacer platform
- Planetary Institute of Cognitive Cyberscience
- The Dome
- The Wurst
- Worffle Horse
Items and artifacts
- Contracts for The Wurst
- Fridge magnets
- Gnosis
- Grand cru champagne
- Gunnie's datapad
- Heavy repeater
- Hogg Cobb's jet pack
- Holofract
- Plutonium lock / borinyum krystal reactor
- Power cells
- Simple Recipe for Happiness
- Space junk crate
Factions and organizations
- Amercadian Space Brigade
- Barry Battalion
- Crown and Scepter
- House of Frangus
- Jib-Job
- Living Doll Cybernetics
- Mentaphagian Dynasty
- Noble houses
- Repo Reapers
- Royal Scientists Guild
- U4F
- United Free Trade Planets
Creatures
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:08:13 | Sidney (Emily) | Animal Handling, advantage | natural 20 | — | Aurora calm; expertise granted |
| 00:14:59 | Gunnie (Lou) | straight d20 | 11 | — | middle-of-the-road coordinate |
| 00:19:22 | Skip (Zac) | Insight | 18 on the die, total 21 | — | memories return |
| 00:34:08 | Riva (Siobhan) | group Persuasion | 25 | — | Zortch cooks |
| 00:34:14 | Skip (Zac) | group Persuasion | 4 | — | — |
| 00:34:16 | Gunnie (Lou) | group Persuasion | 19 | — | — |
| 00:34:20 | Sidney (Emily) | group Persuasion | 18 | — | — |
| 00:34:20 | Barry (Murph) | group Persuasion | natural 20 | — | — |
| 00:39:50 | Margaret (Ally) | Insight (about Lucienne) | 10 | — | no help |
| 00:42:44 | Margaret (Ally) | Investigation (Smash 'n Grab, Barry's advantage) | 21 | — | finds Hogg Cobb |
| 00:43:12 | Skip (Zac) | Investigation (jet pack) | 15 | — | sticker found |
| 00:47:24 | Sidney (Emily) | Investigation with Handy Annie help (Yelp) | 14 ("Didn't help") | — | Fantanimalland is renowned |
| 00:50:46 | Margaret (Ally) | Insight (Griivarr vs UFTP) | 9 | — | vague knowledge |
| 01:03:05 | Sidney (Emily) | Scan (ship) | 14 | — | sees platform |
| 01:08:13 | Margaret (Ally) | Finance, expertise + Int +9 | 23 | — | loan offer needs collateral |
| 01:09:21 | Margaret (Ally) | Persuasion + Potent Aptitude d4 | 18 | — | old friend replies |
| 01:10:31 | Margaret (Ally) | Deception | 22 | — | friend believes |
| 01:20:22 | Sidney (Emily) | Investigation (ship nursery) | 25 | — | finds New Texas |
| 01:20:23 | Gunnie (Lou) | Investigation | 20 ("flat 20") | — | — |
| 01:20:24 | Barry (Murph) | Investigation | 14 | — | — |
| 01:20:33 | Skip (Zac) | Investigation | 10 | — | — |
| 01:20:32 | Margaret (Ally) | Investigation (Lucienne) | — ("not good") | — | — |
| 01:26:28 | Gunnie (Lou) | Technology, advantage, Sidney's help + 2, +11 | 17 and 8; 28 | — | opens the lock |
| 01:29:13 | Gunnie (Lou) | Persuasion on SQ with help | 13 total | — | SQ keeps an open mind |
| 01:32:24 | Gunnie (Lou) | Mechanics kit (divert power) | 25 | 20 | diverts surge |
| 01:34:07 | Gnosis (Brennan) | Technology, +20 | 10 | 30 | — |
| 01:34:30 | Gunnie (Lou) | Technology, Potent Aptitude d4 | d4 = 1; die 9 | needs 18-20 | fails |
| 01:34:51 | Gunnie (Lou) | Technology, advantage | die 7 | — | fails; gun fires |
| 01:35:27 | Gnosis (Brennan) | Technology | 3 (23 with +20) | — | — |
| 01:35:48 | Gunnie (Lou) | Technology, Potent Aptitude (two d4), advantage | die 17 | DC 23 | connects, tamps reactor |
| 01:38:30 | Gunnie (Lou) | Lore | 24 | — | decodes the message |
| 01:40:29 | Riva (Siobhan) | Insight with Sidney's proficiency | 15 | — | — |
| 01:41:23 | Riva (Siobhan) | Insight with advantage from Zortch | 21 | — | soothes Gnosis |
| 01:54:07 | Gunnie (Lou) | Tech check to unplug Gnosis with Sidney's proficiency | 18 | — | result not stated |
| 01:55:01 | Gunnie (Lou) | Technology to ask SQ | "dirty 20" (a total) | — | SQ shuts off |
| 02:03:02 | Margaret (Ally) | Investigation (Bob's relics) | natural 20 | — | Ally: "A Lore nat 20" (table label for the result) |
| 02:06:29 | Sidney (Emily) | Investigation (ship nursery) | 16 | — | finds Baustin |
| 02:06:30 | Skip (Zac) | Investigation with advantage | 16 | — | — |
| 02:09:12 | Margaret (Ally) | Investigation (Smash 'n Grab) | 16 on the die, 23 total with +7 | — | hits |
Natural 20s: Sidney 1 (Animal Handling), Barry 1 (group Persuasion), Margaret 1 (Investigation) · Natural 1s: none called · The d4 Potent Aptitude of Gunnie came up 1 at 01:34:30.