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The Luckless, the Abandoned, and the Forsaked (Part 1)
What happens
- 00:00:38 Welcome; the party is at the Fang of Frangus with factions closing in — UFTP squadron and command ship, Repo-Reapers, Warfare Whitneys, two Amercadian command ships with 20 Brigade Tigers, a Griivarr command ship — 00:01:36–00:03:12
- 00:03:12 Brennan summarises the arc (the bad job, Skip, new owner Margaret, the Wurst owned by the crew, Zortch as chef, Gnosis's plan) and the ship's perks; initiative, every enemy faction readies actions — 00:03:12–00:05:24
- 00:05:24 Riva senses the ambush ("Battle stations"), spends a power die so Zac, Lou and the two gunners act normally; Zac rolls a 6 for movement — 00:05:32–00:07:00
- 00:07:00 Zortch panics at the Fang; the crew calm him and set up the "ponytail Barry" rule against slug-controlled Barry Nyne; Riva has kept psychic concealment on Zortch and Gnosis — 00:07:11–00:09:17
- 00:09:27 Plug and Bambi meet in the casino; Raymond Zam explains Jib Job gold tier — 00:09:31–00:11:22
- 00:11:37 Aurora Nebbins tenses at the gunner station; Brennan eats an imaginary turtle — 00:11:37–00:12:14
- 00:12:16 The ship rolls a natural 1 for initiative; hails arrive for Riva from Gust Weatherall, Damien Factor, a Warfare Whitney, Doc, an alien monarch and Uncle Bob; all factions advance — 00:12:21–00:17:20
- 00:17:39 Plan: outrun the big ships, ram the "wienies", reach the asteroid field; Gunnie reroutes power; Riva and Barry boost engines; Sidney boosts shields — 00:18:27–00:20:26
- 00:20:51 Skip's Colonian Turn puts the Wurst in long range; the command ships all miss; Margaret scans an Amercadian command ship and finds one damaged — 00:21:04–00:23:49
- 00:24:04 Margaret's first Jib Job speech (natural 1); Riva broadcasts the damaged-ship news; Raymond emails the union — 00:24:29–00:27:52
- 00:28:00 The ram succeeds ("dirty 20"); saves against torpedoes and Whitney fire — 00:28:06–00:32:47
- 00:33:09 The U4F fleet jumps in: Jan on the Lady Pike, Lamelia, Dan Scrap, Galatia 9 — 00:33:09–00:35:59
- 00:36:00 The Guernican Art Squad paints and hijacks an Amercadian command ship — 00:37:49–00:38:17
- 00:38:25 Griivarr fires; the Lady Pike kills a Repo-Reaper; Repo-Reaper tractor beams and boarding fail; Gust Weatherall bears down — 00:38:25–00:45:15
- 00:45:18 The Guernican ship bombards; the UFTP command ship builds a point-defense zone and tractors the Wurst; Barry Syx is hit and stunned by Barry Nyne aboard the Wurst — 00:45:36–00:49:42
- 00:49:59 Mini combat: Sidney on Aurora fights Barry Nyne with cryo and grenades — 00:50:18–00:56:16
- 00:56:48 Riva phase-walks into the UFTP command ship; Gnosis is jacked into the reactor; Sidney messages her mother — 00:57:08–01:04:29
- 01:04:40 Reactor boosted; Skip breaks out of the tractor beam and crosses the point-defense zone — 01:05:09–01:07:29
- 01:07:38 Margaret's second Jib Job speech and her war room; Raymond contacts Acme-Ashmun; the confession video goes to Griivarr; Griivarr turns on UFTP — 01:07:43–01:12:30
- 01:12:45 Auma Liu: injunction, Warfare Whitneys deactivate; Vercadian Protector droids arrive — 01:12:54–01:15:02
- 01:15:05 Jib Jobbers med-pack Barry; Dora Valentine hands over the legal login; Gunnie's debt is paid in full; Repo-Reapers retreat — 01:15:09–01:18:08
- 01:18:47 Margaret sells the story to Jimmy the Snout; news vessels arrive — 01:19:01–01:19:46
- 01:20:03 Barry Nyne is frightened; "Zortch" stabs Skip and moves to bring the Wurst aboard the UFTP command ship — 01:20:28–01:22:04
- 01:22:04 End, teaser for Episode 18; preview of a risky micro-jump — 01:22:11–01:23:19
Frames
Key quotes
- “Naruto running as fast as they can straight into the waiting clutches of their enemies.” — Brennan 0:00:49
- “It's good to fight alongside a psychic.” — Sidney 0:05:48
- “I only listen to you when you have a ponytail.” — Zortch 0:08:48
- “Please hold.” — Riva 0:12:46
- “My personal thought is outrun the big guys, ram the wienies.” — Barry Syx 0:18:27
- “This is Danielle Scrap of the Bad Call.” — Dan Scrap 0:34:59
- “Guaranteed nat 20.” — Murph 0:40:52
- “Who's the real Barry?” — Brennan 0:54:10
- “Hi I'm bad, I'm bad.” — Sidney 1:12:54
- “I can do whatever the fuck I want.” — Gunnie 1:17:34
Who and what appears
Player characters
- Big Barry Syx
- Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax
- Margaret Encino
- Norman "The Skipper" Takamori
- Riva
- Sundry Sidney
NPCs
- Arcadia Prime
- Auma Liu
- Aurora Nebbins
- Bambi Leroux
- Barry Nyne
- Bob Griivarr
- Captain Dan Scrap
- Captain Jan de la Vega
- Chester
- Damien Factor
- Doc
- Galatia 9
- Guernican Art Squad
- Gust Weatherall
- Jimmy the Snout
- Lamelia Lefarve
- Monarch of Rubian V
- Needles
- Plug Strutt
- Princeps Zortch
- Professor Dora Valentine
- Raymond Zam
- Rootersnoos
- SQ
- Veep 909
- Warfare Whitney
Locations
Items and artifacts
- Cryo cell, panic grenade, plasma grenade, ion grenade
- Crystal dagger
- Gnosis
- Handy Annie's recording
- Med pack
- Plastic bag
- Ship card for the Wurst
- escape pod
Factions and organizations
Creatures
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:06:17 | Skip (Zac) | movement die | 6 | — | 300 feet |
| 00:12:21 | the Wurst | ship initiative | nat 1 | — | low |
| 00:19:51 | Barry (Murph) | boost engines, advantage | 16 + 3 = 19 | — | speed 700 |
| 00:20:20 | Sidney (Emily) | boost shields | 15; d8 7 | DC 12 | 7 temporary |
| 00:21:04 | Skip (Zac) | Colonian Turn | 5 | — | 250 feet |
| 00:21:22 | Gust Weatherall (DM) | attack, disadvantage | 12 | — | miss |
| 00:25:12 | Margaret (Ally) | Persuasion | nat 1 + 10 = 11; Defiant 3 = 14 | — | four Jib Jobbers |
| 00:26:30 | Gunnie (Lou) | overload, d8 twice | 8 | — | d10 next turn |
| 00:28:08 | Skip (Zac) | ram, +6 | dirty 20 | — | success |
| 00:28:56 | Skip (Zac) | ram damage | 5, 2, +3 = 10 | — | first Whitney stunned |
| 00:31:03 | Skip (Zac) | Dex save, advantage from Barry | 10 + d6 (2), rerolled to 6 | — | pass |
| 00:31:41 | Skip (Zac) | Dex save | 16 on die, 17 | — | pass |
| 00:31:59 | Skip (Zac) | Dex save | 17 | — | pass |
| 00:36:43 | Skip (Zac) | Perception, advantage | 18 + 11 = 29 | — | scans ship |
| 00:39:05 | Skip (Zac) | snap roll | 6, 26 | — | mitigates |
| 00:40:54 | Skip (Zac) | Str save | nat 20 | — | pass |
| 00:41:11 | Skip (Zac) | Str save, advantage | 18 + 6 = 24 | — | pass |
| 00:41:17 | Skip (Zac) | Str save, advantage | 21 | — | pass |
| 00:43:11 | Skip (Zac) | Colonian Turn | 3 | — | 150 feet |
| 00:44:04 | Skip (Zac) | Persuasion | 12 | — | officers look |
| 00:44:58 | Gust Weatherall (DM) | two attacks, disadvantage | 19 / 5, then 5 | AC 21 | both miss |
| 00:45:28 | Skip (Zac) | Dex save | nat 20 | — | paint bombs missed |
| 00:46:52 | Skip (Zac) | Str save | 11 + d6 = 12 | — | tractor beam hits |
| 00:49:02 | Barry (Murph) | Con save | 2 + 6 = 8 | — | stunned |
| 00:50:18 | Riva (Siobhan) | Perception | nat 20 | — | senses violence |
| 00:52:18 | Sidney (Emily) | attack, advantage | 19 | — | hit, 7 cold |
| 00:52:51 | Sidney (Emily) | attacks; Margaret's Targeted Strike d6 | 14 miss; 18 with d6 4 | — | hit, 14 cold |
| 00:54:28 | Sidney (Emily) | Perception | 19 → 22 | — | slug not seen |
| 00:55:15 | Barry Nyne (DM) | Wis save | fails | DC 16 | frightened, 6 psychic |
| 00:56:04 | Barry Nyne (DM) | Dex save | fails | DC 16 | 9 damage |
| 00:58:56 | Riva (Siobhan) | Technology, advantage (-1) | fails | DC 12 | tractor beam not jammed |
| 01:01:13 | Gunnie (Lou) | regulation check, +3 | "A flat ten" (die or total not stated) | beat 10 | 48 shield, 24 hull from the 12 d8 he chose ("a safe 12") |
| 01:04:36 | Sidney (Emily) | Persuasion, advantage | 17 → 18 | — | contacts Auma |
| 01:05:23 | Gunnie (Lou) | reactor boost | 8 | — | four power dice back |
| 01:05:56 | Gunnie (Lou) | regulation save | 16 | DC 18 | passes with +5 |
| 01:06:32 | Skip (Zac) | break out | 15 + 6 = 21 | — | free |
| 01:07:23 | Skip (Zac) | Dex save | 17 → 18 | — | pass |
| 01:08:14 | Margaret (Ally) | Persuasion, advantage | 17 | — | six more |
| 01:11:08 | Margaret (Ally) | Persuasion, advantage | 17 + 5 = 23 | — | video sent |
| 01:16:28 | Margaret (Ally) | Finance, Box of Doom, +11 | 14 on the die = 25 | DC 20 (needs 9 or higher on the die) | debt paid |
| 01:18:58 | Margaret (Ally) | Persuasion | 25 | DC 20 | news |
| 01:20:25 | Sidney (Emily) / Barry (Murph) | Perception, advantage | 21 / 18 | — | look for the slug |
"Dirty 20" is a total, not a natural 20; a bare "one" result is a total unless "natural"/"nat" is said. Natural 20s: Skip 2 (00:40:54, 00:45:28), Riva 1 (00:50:18). Natural 1s: Margaret 1 (00:25:12), the Wurst 1 (00:12:21).