Singularity Cruise game - Revision history

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RooK: /* 2026-07-19 - Revent Of The Nerds: Part 2 - Messing With The Underboss Goons */

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‎2026-07-19 - Revent Of The Nerds: Part 2 - Messing With The Underboss Goons

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	As the ref note mentions in the log: "yowsa". The GOT timer is down to 4.86 kiloseconds.		As the ref note mentions in the log: "yowsa". The GOT timer is down to 4.86 kiloseconds.
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		+	==2026-08-30 - Walkabout==
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		+	Ignoring the remaining big monster apparently guarding Gripper Of Things hoard of horrors, the Owsla Irregulars changed direction entirely. They swung by the bar and picked up Poppa Hopper and trekked back towards Clan Chevobrog.
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		+	Along the way, Pramorg boosted Zazlebrad's strength so that he was able to tamper the giant air locks. The first one gave an error, so they went deeper into Chevobrog. Before they could get to the further airlock, they were presented with a hero's welcome complete with a parade put on by the the Jack kids in costumes to look like their favourite team members.
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		+	Disentagling themselves from the cuteness, they prodded the airlock to fully open and they went outside. From out there they could see why the other airlock had problems - a small planetoid's worth of matter had accreted and buried the central section of the Singularity Cruise. They clambered laboriously through the 5G gravity (riding on the strength-augmented Oliver and Heltu) and got a look at the source of the distress signal outside the the foldspace section. I appeared to be a slightly chewed on Nastidyne combat shuttle.
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		+	Suspecting possible passive observation by beings in the foldspace section, Pramorg went to investigate alone. Tampering into the shuttle wasn't too difficult, and inside he saw ancient remains of a struggle to control the ship - Xoids had apparently beaten the mostly-robotic crew, but then their last members were all assassinated. Overall, despite being currently mostly-inert, the shuttle looked fully functional.
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		+	The question then became - do they rush aboard the shuttle and flee before the whole station can be blueberried? Or do they stay. A short debate came to the consensus that they would all prefer to not be the indirect cause of everybody else on the Singularity Cruise dying. So they crept back, went to the bar, and got drinks.
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		+	Sam fel like that was an appropriate time to mark them mentally.
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		+	==2026-09-04 - Wait, They're Using What Now‽==
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		+	Preparing for the imminent return of Gripper Of Things and his prime security team, the Owsla Irregulars decide that the best location would be by the bar section guard stations adjacent to the fold space section. While waiting, Sam told them that they were indeed returning on schedule - and, by the way, they all had personal cloaking devices.
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		+	A few long moments went by, where presumably Gripper Of Things discovered that most of his monsters had been destroyed and that his control over the bar section had been essentially crushed. Then, finally, one of the base-scale doors by the center of the bar section opened. Pramorg though he saw some shimmering distortions that might have been active cloaking devices.
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		+	Then a broadband EM communication from the general vicinity of the Kvankii stronghold stated "they went that way" including a vector showing where the team had gone. Everyone continued to wait and see.
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		+	Next the Underboss Palace flickered and had all its shield snap on. Immediately afterwards there was a loud staticy crash as the whole building fluxed with an annihilating electric stream, destroying everything inside. Not liking the looks of that, Pramorg checked the guard station they were in, and noticed that it also had conduits that could be transformed into an electric stream containment kill box. So the team snuck out, and started to engage the nearly-invisible security team.
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		+	Pramorg's vaunted awareness allowed him to spot less-careful members of the strike team and point out their locations to Heltu and Oliver. Oliver charged and Heltu engaged at range, and they quickly brought down two of the strike team. A shock shooter with an extremely impressive armour-piercing weapon started causing significant harm to Oliver, as did some stray fire from other members of the security team.
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		+	Then an assassin popped out and tried to finish off Oliver. Oliver didn't like this, and chased down the assassin. Unfortunately for the assassin, Gripper Of Things had been watching their inability to assassinate the big scary horse person, and decided to escalate remotely by causing their sentient weapon to release its AoE electric stream explosion. This almost killed Oliver, but it definitely caused the medic hopper (Brainy Hopper) to lose consciousness. It also ended to assassin, alas. Sensing that they were in great peril, Oliver shifted their mind and stages into Benji, their connected sentient weapon - just in case.
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		+	The shock shooter raced over to finish off Oliver, and almost did. But, again, almost wasn't good enough for Gripper Of Things, so it also caused the shock shooter's sentient weapon to discharge the AoE electric death. This did take down Oliver, and turned Brainy Hopper into a delicious little bacon-like snack. The shock shooter themselves were not dead yet, and still posed a serious threat.
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		+	This was Pramorg's sign to swoop in with their flight pack, grab the Oliver-weapon, and use it to cut the shock shooter into blood splattered bits.
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		+	Awkwardly, even at -22 stamina, the technically mindless Equidon body rolled double-1's and became consious. Not nice.
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		+	Enraged, Gripper Of Things was planning on sneaking away, getting the rest of the remaining monsters, and coming back to finish off the team. However they were goaded into revealing their location by a taunt from the team. After which Pramorg promptly painted GOT's location, and they were blasted to shreds by Heltu.
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		+	==Epilogue==
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		+	This meant the team were technically able to assume the role of security lead for He Should Be Obeyed, but were without the necessary 5<sup>th</sup>-stage technician. And, of course, the scary-ass mantis robot appeared in the bar with them while they discussed possibilities. Zazlebrad was only 4<sup>th</sup>-stage technician, but did have a couple other stages - which he was talked into having converted by Sam (the creepy mentalist Hessler) into mentalist stages. Such that with appropriate prescience could shakily have insights sufficient to make up for the missing stage of technician in the fold space installations.
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		+	And so the game closed with glory for all. The eventual changes to the Singularity Cruise and its inhabitants to be contemplated another time, along with a possible level-up of the characters to be considered for some future high-stage one-shot game.

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	Then the team were suggested to go talk to Sam, and figure out what they wanted to do.		Then the team were suggested to go talk to Sam, and figure out what they wanted to do.
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		+	==2026-08-16 - Singularity Sighting==
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		+	As the team walked away, a timer appeared in all their individual comms - 8.4 kiloseconds. Nominally the countdown until the planned return of Gripper Of Things.
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		+	Instead of a detailed discussion of what all this might mean with Sam the mentalist Hessler, the Owsla Irregulars instead grabbed ZAZLEBRAD the terrified Reptiloid professional technician and decided to break into the section of the Singularity Cruise housing the singularity.
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		+	With the entire bar section watching in silent horror - and from as far away as possible - they coaxed Zazlebrad into using some forbidden tool to tamper open the ancient base-scale door. Inside was quite a sight.
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		+	Dominating the massive interior volume - which consisted of paired conical sections vaulting to heights nobody had seen in their entire lives - was the eye-watering light-bending singularity-like entity that was the heart of RIHLAT ALTAFARUD. Strewn about the corners of this space was an H.R. Geiger-like accretion of alien organic technology, but as if you had walked into your nerdy single friend's room full of projects unannounced and nothing had even the slightest pretence of being of being straightened up. One far corner contained an especially large array of mess, -er projects. Populating this space were scores of biological robots - including the various kinds of harvesters previously seen occasionally in other section. But mostly dominated by 11 intermediate-scale "monsters".
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		+	They appeared to be "reactive".
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		+	==2026-08-21 - Big Fight==
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		+	The monsters all (but one large exception in the messiest area) focused on the team having opened the door. Negotiations were attempted after one monster demanded - in a halting manner - for the "illicit technology" to be turned over. It quickly became apparent that the monsters were only of animal intelligence and could only offer pre-programmed communication. And, more to the point, were clearly going to kill everybody at the door.
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		+	BUT! Despite being massively outnumbered and technically out-gunned, the team managed to keep the engagement near the doorway, and forced the monsters through that choke point. Plus, with their augmented weapons the team had a clear skill advantage. And with Oliver's strength boosted up from "4" to "6" by Pramorg's new mentalist ability, he was literally able to punch above their weight class. Heltu's upgraded mortal wound capability turned the monsters they hit into anime gore fountains. Grenades were also useful.
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		+	As the ref note mentions in the log: "yowsa". The GOT timer is down to 4.86 kiloseconds.

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 ==2026-08-02 - UNDERBOSS==
-The Owsla Irregulars decide to attack the Underboss Palace.  As they approach, intermediate scale blast doors and shields slam down.  Oliver saunters up, planning to bludgeon the palace into submission, but as they get closer they get broadband hailed.  "If you come any closer, I'm going to blow shit up!"
+The Owsla Irregulars decide to attack the Underboss Palace.  As they approach, intermediate scale blast doors and shields slam down.  Oliver saunters up, planning to bludgeon the palace into submission, but as they get closer they get broadband hailed.  "If you come any closer, I'm going to blow shit up!"  Simultaneously, social media starts flagging Pramorg, Heltu, and Oliver for bounties.
 Everyone racked their brains, trying to think of any hidden explosives around they might have missed, but nothing came to mind.  But as Oliver got closer, the shield segment nearest started overloading.  It then exploded radially in a 10m zone, and gave Oliver a bruising.  Then the shield popped back up and started recharging.

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	The team returned, and smacked them both really good. The unfortunate part was that they exploded when definitively reduced to a non-combat capability. Alas.		The team returned, and smacked them both really good. The unfortunate part was that they exploded when definitively reduced to a non-combat capability. Alas.
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		+	==2026-08-02 - UNDERBOSS==
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		+	The Owsla Irregulars decide to attack the Underboss Palace. As they approach, intermediate scale blast doors and shields slam down. Oliver saunters up, planning to bludgeon the palace into submission, but as they get closer they get broadband hailed. "If you come any closer, I'm going to blow shit up!"
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		+	Everyone racked their brains, trying to think of any hidden explosives around they might have missed, but nothing came to mind. But as Oliver got closer, the shield segment nearest started overloading. It then exploded radially in a 10m zone, and gave Oliver a bruising. Then the shield popped back up and started recharging.

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	The title actually encapsulates the entire session. The Owsla Irregulars went to go check out the Underboss barracks, and decided to start kicking their collective asses.		The title actually encapsulates the entire session. The Owsla Irregulars went to go check out the Underboss barracks, and decided to start kicking their collective asses.
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		+	==2026-07-24 - Revenge Of The Nerds: Part 3 - Bonus Punting==
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		+	After having left the Underboss barracks overtly un-plundered, the team returned to the Technician Guild to do a spot of patching up. Technically while hiding amongst the Burning Man camping segment of the section. They were very hard to spot, due to Pramorg's hiding prowess, but absolutely everyone knew that they were there.
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		+	Well, almost everyone. The two intermediate-scale battle suits with Underboss-associated insignia strolled into the Technician Guild and demanded that the team surrender themselves. And splattered an unlucky technician to make their point.
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		+	The team returned, and smacked them both really good. The unfortunate part was that they exploded when definitively reduced to a non-combat capability. Alas.

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 ** 3 1D idiot savant missiles for HELTU
-==2026-07-19 - Revent Of The Nerds: Part 2 - Messing With The Underboss Goons==
+==2026-07-19 - Revenge Of The Nerds: Part 2 - Messing With The Underboss Goons==
 The title actually encapsulates the entire session.  The Owsla Irregulars went to go check out the Underboss barracks, and decided to start kicking their collective asses.

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	** move pack for PRAMORG (100 kg / 1 speed (10m) / 1 maneuverability)		** move pack for PRAMORG (100 kg / 1 speed (10m) / 1 maneuverability)
	** 3 1D idiot savant missiles for HELTU		** 3 1D idiot savant missiles for HELTU
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		+	==2026-07-19 - Revent Of The Nerds: Part 2 - Messing With The Underboss Goons==
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		+	The title actually encapsulates the entire session. The Owsla Irregulars went to go check out the Underboss barracks, and decided to start kicking their collective asses.

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	Finally the team ventured out of the bar, and discovered that the majority of the lingering folk were actually fans, who whooped and gave various gestures of approval. They were lead into the building housing the Technician Guild, full of fascinating technical gadgetry - whups, never mind - 2/3<sup>rds</sup> of the players were falling asleep, so time to pick that up next session.		Finally the team ventured out of the bar, and discovered that the majority of the lingering folk were actually fans, who whooped and gave various gestures of approval. They were lead into the building housing the Technician Guild, full of fascinating technical gadgetry - whups, never mind - 2/3<sup>rds</sup> of the players were falling asleep, so time to pick that up next session.
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		+	==2026-07-10 - Revenge Of The Nerds: Part 1==
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		+	* chatting with the TECHNICIAN GUILD
		+	** bully support
		+	** Underboss negotiation
		+	** Gripper of Things resistance
		+	* notice ZAZLEBRAD - snarky reptiloid
		+	* Arthur Takolee
		+	** updates MORABO with 2D+3 needle beam
		+	** double-move boots for OLIVER and HELTU
		+	* zazlebrad gets a stress point from a compliment from HELTU
		+	* 3 UB goons
		+	** run away after being spectacularly spanked
		+	* get more gear from the guild
		+	** move pack for PRAMORG (100 kg / 1 speed (10m) / 1 maneuverability)
		+	** 3 1D idiot savant missiles for HELTU

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	Before any more compelling suggestions could be levied, a couple obvious assholes waddle into the bar with their MIL-spec helmets deployed and comically glaring at the team.		Before any more compelling suggestions could be levied, a couple obvious assholes waddle into the bar with their MIL-spec helmets deployed and comically glaring at the team.
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		+	The full advance party of the Underboss strike force goons revealed themselves to be: a high-movement H2H combatant and an assassin, they were the advance two and the flashy part of the team, a trio of shock troopers trundled in to be battle sponges and punish anyone going too aggressive, and a stealthy KVANKII robot assassin that tried to sneak in. Unfortunately for the strike force, PRAMORG has frankly terrifying awareness at this stage, and totally undermined every stealthy attempt and allowed the Owsla Irregulars to paste the assassins whenever they tried to get an acquire. Without the surprising insta-death capability, the Underboss goons basically ran into a meat grinder, and had to abort - especially after the Kvankii got dropped.
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		+	It appeared a little too obvious that they were hoping to enrage the team with a cheap assassination and then run away and lure them outside of the bar into an ambush. So they didn't. Instead they managed to tamper the Kvankii offline, even as it was self-repairing. And they took its impressively massive needle beam.

	==2026-07-05 - Technician Guild==		==2026-07-05 - Technician Guild==
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		+	After the Underboss attempt, the team dragged the technically-floating Kvankii and its needle beam to a tactically-favourable spot in the bar to spend a little while healing and waiting out the probable ambush.
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		+	Or, at least, that was the intent. As they left the region of the entrance, the hulking Groten bouncer moseyed over and informed them that 3D weapons were technically "assault" class, and not allowed in the bar. Instead it was kept for them at the door kiosk - along with SHEOG's grenades.
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		+	While they were healing, a mysterious trio of nervous-seeming high-skilled individuals entered the bar, clocked the location of the team, and waited patiently nearby. After some good healing was complete, they introduced themselves, and asked if they could hire the team for security. They represented the TECHNICIAN GUILD, and had a tale of repression and injustice.
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		+	Which was all well and good, but the team still felt they had a possible ambush situation outside and a Kvankii captive to account for. Through some wrangling, they were able to access the bar's interior sensors, which afforded a view through the doorway suitable for basic tactical needs. Plus they were also granted access to the comms system, though with limited proxy via the external sensors for making contact.
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		+	First, they determined that there were indeed people outside the bar, but they did not have an overtly ambush intent about them. More of a lingering vibe.
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		+	Next, they contacted the Kvankii's. Some shuffling of comms happened, then they had limited conversation with an unimaginative and emotionally stunted being that was not very helpful. They were given an ultimatum - that if they would return their colleague, then they would ensure that one of them was as uninjured as it was. The team was unimpressed, and instead decided to add a hologram of a tapdancing Hopper on top of the disabled Kvankii. Animated hologram courtesy of Papa Hopper, who - oh, by the way - is a mathematician, and hacked into the teams secure core battlewiki. Fun times.
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		+	Finally the team ventured out of the bar, and discovered that the majority of the lingering folk were actually fans, who whooped and gave various gestures of approval. They were lead into the building housing the Technician Guild, full of fascinating technical gadgetry - whups, never mind - 2/3<sup>rds</sup> of the players were falling asleep, so time to pick that up next session.

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	While all that is going on, many of the bar patrons look hungrily at Poppa Hopper and Jittery Hopper, who finally accept a ride hiding under HELTU's fur.		While all that is going on, many of the bar patrons look hungrily at Poppa Hopper and Jittery Hopper, who finally accept a ride hiding under HELTU's fur.
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		+	==2026-06-26 - Underboss Goon Strike==
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		+	After some chatting with SAM and ignoring every single hint god nonchalantly mentions, the Owsla Irregulars notice two feisty felinids that appear to want to test their mettle. Poofy and Stripey imply a non-lethal match in the combat arena, but the characters are mostly uninterested.
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		+	Before any more compelling suggestions could be levied, a couple obvious assholes waddle into the bar with their MIL-spec helmets deployed and comically glaring at the team.
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		+	==2026-07-05 - Technician Guild==