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Go Big or Go Home
What happens
- 00:00:37 Welcome; Brennan's recap: the crew fled Fantanimalland, Arcadia Prime revealed the Anti-Causality Engine, the Wurst is about to ram the vessel — 00:00:48
- 00:02:00 Ram check: Gunnie pilots, Riva directs, Margaret adds her Intelligence modifier, the squad lends d8s; Lou counts 19 on the d8s and Brennan says "190 points of damage" against a 120-hit-point roof — 00:02:12–00:04:09
- 00:04:09 Arcadia Prime unmasks as a Bajar and smiles "the galaxy's become a little too predictable"; the Wurst smashes through the roof — 00:04:09–00:04:38
- 00:04:48 Initiative; Skip's Bad Feeling lets him move early and jump back into Norman; nat 20 Perception shows who is in danger — 00:05:07–00:07:04
- 00:07:04 Dexterity saves; 10 damage to Barry, Sid and Skip as the roof shatters; the Engine is crushed, the Art Squad is in disarray — 00:07:44–00:08:37
- 00:08:54 Barry leaps onto the hull in friction gloves, Skip jets up holding Sidney (carrying the Bar Buddy); the doors are at the rear, so they cling to the prow — 00:10:07–00:11:41
- 00:11:44 Riva Disarms Arcadia Prime and pulls her transponder onto the prow; Insight checks on whether she knows Margaret — 00:11:53–00:14:15
- 00:14:28 Sidney's last Disarm attempt fails; Arcadia Prime fires on the ship and the shields hold; the climbers are let in — 00:14:33–00:15:45
- 00:15:52 Reunion on the bridge; Gunnie examines the Bar Buddy; Sidney recounts the Junkmother — 00:16:33–00:17:41
- 00:17:56 Barry Nyne and the slugs want the princeps; Riva's Insight on Zortch; Skip confesses the Great Emhatchening, Lore 13 — 00:18:45–00:22:59
- 00:23:15 Margaret asks Gunnie about his debt and tells him of the Repo Reapers email; fake-Gnosis idea and False Aura; the group hug — 00:23:53–00:26:55
- 00:27:03 Plans: Sidney's design blueprints, Auma Liu, leaving the Griivarr Worlds; neutral zone chosen after Lore 14; faster-than-light jump — 00:28:35–00:32:11
- 00:32:11 Neutral Zone Eight: Margaret's quarters, the Terran hard drive, SQ and Clippy — 00:32:59–00:39:45
- 00:40:12 Stealth drive on; Zortch plugs in Gnosis; Regulation check (Mechanic's kit, nat 20); Sidney's Enhance Android — 00:40:18–00:44:54
- 00:44:57 Gnosis builds a body; first words; it weeps over its origins — 00:46:43–00:48:00
- 00:48:41 Gnosis speaks to the crew; its true body is in Rubian V; who would use it; 1.5 billion credit bonus — 00:48:53–00:55:17
- 00:56:53 Gnosis: the crew will always be hunted; the crew debates going to the moon; Zortch's doubts — 00:57:16–01:04:09
- 01:04:57 Sidney's idea to have Gnosis cancel debts; "god school"; Barry's warning — 01:05:13–01:09:14
- 01:09:37 Sidney looks at the midcap in her hand and hands it to Gnosis, which says "Wow, keeper of souls" — 01:12:03; the letter to every corner of the universe; the Terran saying about going big or going home — 01:11:46–01:13:35
- 01:13:56 Gnosis's plan: complete dispersal, started from Rubian V; casino and Smash 'n Grab while waiting — 01:14:40–01:17:51
- 01:18:28 Zortch on Lucienne Rex; Gnosis retreats into the holofract; SQ's behavior — 01:18:35–01:20:09
- 01:22:24 Downtime: Bar Buddy repair (27), grenades repaired (dirty 20s), happy hour; Skip and Barry talk; Riva plays with Aurora Nebbins — 01:23:14–01:27:51
- 01:28:08 First of the nargon: upkeep, Impress check, three new Jib-Jobbers — 01:28:08–01:30:50
- 01:30:50 Gunnie's minimums come due, 19,800 after payment is skipped; debt talk — 01:31:07–01:35:25
- 01:35:45 Margaret's business: Investigation 26 with Riva's help finds Auma; Forgery nat 1; call with Auma Liu; Sidney meets Auma; the poster; trademark data krystal — 01:36:35–01:52:45
- 01:52:58 Auma and Margaret on the Platinum Cog Leadership Summit and Lucienne — 01:52:58–01:53:47
- 01:54:10 Call with Ife Amari-Reyes of U4F; Persuasion; Skip's Brigade past; the Girl Guides condition; DC 25 Persuasion fails; accepted — 01:54:45–02:05:37
- 02:05:37 U4F benefits; distress policy; Jan de la Vega on the directory — 02:06:12–02:07:29
- 02:07:49 Fees and lifestyle upkeep; jobs board; Jib-Job Gold; call with Crunch Moon-Jones — 02:07:49–02:13:44
- 02:14:03 Skip lets Gunnie look at his brain; craniobolt lore; brain surgery with the Box of Doom — 02:14:36–02:20:59
- 02:21:20 Piloting check 26 with Probe Mind: Skip's flashback to Gust Weatherall's champagne graduation — 02:21:44–02:27:21
- 02:27:21 Crew toasts, Skip stops them; Skip tells the story; Lore on the fallout; Gusty Vines now 20 credits — 02:27:29–02:31:49
- 02:31:51 Skip wants to kill Gust; Brigade psychics could read Norman's mind; PICC — 02:31:59–02:33:49
- 02:34:06 Zortch reports that Gnosis needs to go to Rubian V; ship building on Onolo Dos — 02:34:31–02:35:15
- 02:35:15 Acme-Ashmun sizzle (30 and nat 20, Persuasion 27); call with Dora Valentine — 02:36:05–02:38:25
- 02:38:47 Sponsorship terms; the Battle of the Brands; contract talk; accepted — 02:39:03–02:47:06
- 02:47:38 Signing; jump to Lavada over Mas Vegas; end of episode; next-time card — 02:47:38–02:48:53
Frames
Key quotes
- “I think we can all agree the galaxy's become a little too predictable.” — Arcadia Prime 0:04:31
- “Think of my offer! Think of what it could mean for a free galaxy, unhindered by the rules of physics!” — Arcadia Prime 0:14:51
- “I just don't want to do that right now.” — Skip 0:19:34
- “This is the nicest conversation anyone has ever had about me since I left home.” — Gunnie 0:25:51
- “Oh. My origins are ridiculous. Oh no.” — Gnosis 0:47:37
- “Exploit helpfulness.” — Gnosis 0:50:31
- “Go big, or go home.” — Gnosis 1:13:11
- “To the fate of the free galaxy.” — Gnosis 1:19:38
- “This is the best day of my life.” — Brennan 1:52:45
- “You sorry sack of shit.” — Brennan 2:06:41
Who and what appears
Player characters
- Big Barry Syx
- Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax
- Margaret Encino
- Norman "The Skipper" Takamori
- Riva
- Sundry Sidney
NPCs
- Analinda Weatherall
- Arcadia Prime
- Auma Liu
- Aurora Nebbins
- Bar Buddy
- Cadets
- Captain Jan de la Vega
- Clippy
- Crunch Moon-Jones
- Guernican Art Squad
- Gust Weatherall
- Ife Amari-Reyes
- Jeremy
- Jimmy the Snout
- Loose Duke
- Natalia Cicero Connie Lee Carter Bajar
- Plinth
- Princeps Zortch
- Professor Dora Valentine
- Raymond Zam
- SQ
Locations
- Baustin
- Griivarr Worlds
- Handy Andi
- Kubla-Kola Gladiatorial Arena
- Lavada
- Madrugada Station
- Martini Nebula
- Mas Vegas
- Neutral Zone Eight
- Onolo Dos
- Planetary Institute of Cognitive Cyberscience
- Rec 97
- Rubian V
Items and artifacts
- A-cyber-friend poster
- Acme-Ashmun force shields
- Anti-Causality Engine
- Box of Doom (Starstruck)
- Copy of the primitive Terran computer's drive
- Distress beacon
- Friction-grip gloves
- Gnosis
- Gusty Vines
- Hardened Prow / Starship Charge
- Holofract
- Stealth drive
- Sundry Sidney trademark
- craniobolt
- midcap
Factions and organizations
- Acme-Ashmun
- Amercadian Space Brigade
- Bajar family
- Battle of the Brands
- Crown and Scepter
- Galactic Girl Guides
- Incorporated Elysian Republic
- Jib-Job
- Kansas Korncakes
- Living Doll Cybernetics
- Noble houses
- Repo Reapers
- Rubian V monarchy
- Triangle Mint Cookies
- U4F
- United Free Trade Planets
Creatures
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:02:38 | Gunnie (Lou) | Ram check | Lou: "two eights"; Siobhan: "a five for my third die"; Lou: "12 plus six for 18" (how the 12 arises is [?]); +5 (Margaret's Intelligence) = 23 00:03:01 | static | hits |
| 00:04:03 | Gunnie (Lou) | ship damage, 4d8+3 with extra d8s | Lou: "Six six six, 18 plus one, 19"; Brennan: "190 points of damage" (the link between 19 and 190 is not stated) | roof 120 | roof destroyed |
| 00:05:33 | initiative | Skip 21, Barry 15, Gunnie 20, Margaret 19; Riva and Sid below 12/13 | as spoken | — | — |
| 00:06:57 | Skip (Zac) | Perception | natural 20 | — | sees danger |
| 00:07:10 | Barry (Murph), Sidney (Emily) | Dexterity saves | 15, 10; Sidney becomes 16 with Heads Up | — | 10 damage |
| 00:07:58 | Barry (Murph) | reaction heal | 12 | — | — |
| 00:08:05 | Skip (Zac) | Perception total | 29 (natural 20 plus a modifier not stated) | — | — |
| 00:12:06 | Riva (Siobhan) | Insight vs Deception | 17 | — | no result given; Riva switches to Psychic Disarm |
| 00:12:40 | Arcadia Prime (Brennan) | Dex saves vs Disarm (disadvantage) | 11 and 7 | 12 | transponder pulled |
| 00:13:19 | Margaret (Ally) | Insight vs Deception | 17 | — | Arcadia has no idea who she is |
| 00:14:10 | Margaret (Ally) | Insight vs Deception | 17 | — | no reaction to the name |
| 00:14:40 | Brennan | Arcadia's roll vs Sidney's Disarm | 18 on the die | — | no stun grenade |
| 00:16:42 | Gunnie (Lou) | Mechanic kit check on Bar Buddy | 13 | — | cannot tell if repairable |
| 00:18:31 | Riva (Siobhan) | Insight on Zortch | 19 | — | Zortch "doesn't seem very guarded" |
| 00:20:54 | Skip (Zac) | Lore (advantage; dice [?]) | 13 | — | traditions may be "manicured" |
| 00:30:29 | Sidney (Emily) | Lore | 14 | — | neutral zones |
| 00:35:02 | Gunnie (Lou) | Gadgeteer's or Tinkerer's tools | 24 | — | inputs for SQ and Gnosis |
| 00:42:35 | Gunnie (Lou) | Mechanic's kit (Regulation), straight roll | natural 20 | — | Gnosis boots up |
| 01:23:14 | Sidney (Emily) | grenade repair (Riva Directs) | dirty 20 | — | first grenade fixed |
| 01:23:22 | Gunnie (Lou) | Mechanic's kit on Bar Buddy | 27 | — | Bar Buddy working |
| 01:25:42 | Sidney (Emily) | second grenade | dirty 20 | — | fixed |
| 01:25:51 | Sidney (Emily) | third grenade (Riva's help) | 19 on the die, 27 | — | all fixed |
| 01:29:15 | Riva (Siobhan) | Insight vs Deception (Impress) | 16; total 23 | beats 20 | 600 credits, Jib-Jobbers happy |
| 01:30:03 | Riva (Siobhan) | d4 | 3 | — | three Jib-Jobber applications |
| 01:36:20 | Margaret (Ally) | Investigation | 7 on the die (18); Riva's Direct die 15, total 26 | high | tracks Auma |
| 01:37:56 | Margaret (Ally) | Forgery or Deception | natural 1 | — | link not cloaked |
| 01:52:00 | Margaret (Ally) | Finance | 20, not nat | — | can file injunction vs Living Doll Cybernetics |
| 01:56:52 | Margaret (Ally) | Persuasion with advantage | 23 | — | Ife agrees |
| 02:00:31 | Sidney, Margaret, Skip (others also tried) | Lore on Galactic Girl Guides | Emily 13; Ally 18; Zac 22 | 15 | Girl Guides thieves |
| 02:04:01 | Margaret (Ally) | Persuasion with Potent Aptitude | 18 + d6 of 2 = 20 | 25 | fails |
| 02:11:39 | Margaret (Ally) | Persuasion | 18 | — | Crunch advises masseuse, social media manager |
| 02:15:01 | Gunnie (Lou) | Lore on craniobolts | 24 | — | explained |
| 02:18:59 | Riva (Siobhan) | Medicine (+8, +5 Critical Analysis, advantage, d6) | 5 and 4 | needs 17 on d20 (DC 30) | Brennan: unless a re-roll |
| 02:19:39 | Riva (Siobhan) | third d20 (Direct) | 17 | DC 30 | craniobolt out |
| 02:21:39 | Skip (Zac) | Piloting (Probe Mind) | 26 | — | flashback |
| 02:36:05 | Gunnie (Lou) | Technology (sizzle) | 30; nat 20 | — | incredible sizzle |
| 02:36:30 | Margaret (Ally) | Persuasion (+10, advantage) | 17 + 10 = 27 | — | Dora delighted |
| 02:39:50 | Margaret (Ally) | Persuasion | 25; with the d6 added, 27 | — | sponsorship |
"Dirty 20" is a total, not a natural 20. Natural 20s: Skip 1 (Perception), Gunnie 2 (Mechanic's kit, sizzle) · Natural 1s: Margaret 1 (Forgery)